Sec. 906. Unit within the Office of the Secretary of Defense supporting achievement of results in Department of Defense management reform and business transformation efforts
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The Secretary of Defense serving in that position as of February 1, 2017, may establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense on that date a unit of personnel that shall be responsible for providing expertise and support throughout the Department of Defense in efforts of the Department relating to management reform and business transformation. The unit may be known as the delivery unit for Department efforts on management reform and business transformation. The unit established under subsection
(a)shall consist of not more than 30 individuals selected by the Secretary primarily from among individuals outside the Government who have significant experience and expertise in management consulting, organization transformation, or data analytics. The unit established under subsection
(a)shall have the duties as follows: To assist senior managers in developing and implementing roadmaps to achieve targets in management reform and business transformation for the Department of Defense established by Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (a). To assist that Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense in monitoring the progress of management reform and business transformation in the Department, and to assist that Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in providing for corrections in actions based on data-driven decision-making that will expedite the business processes of the Department. In carrying out the duties specified in paragraph (1), the unit shall seek to leverage the expertise available to the Department through current exchange programs of the Department with the private sector in order to obtain and deploy proven data analytics and management consulting practices. The unit established under subsection
(a)shall cease to exist on January 31, 2021. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, up to $30,000,000 may be available for activities of the unit established under subsection (a). Such amount may not be obligated or expended for that purpose until the date on which the unit is established.