Sec. 815. Improvements to test and evaluation processes and tools
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Section 2366b(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subparagraph
(G)as subparagraph (H); and by inserting after subparagraph
(F)the following new subparagraph (G): An assessment of the sufficiency of developmental test and evaluation plans, including the use of automated data analytics or modeling and simulation tools. . Section 2366c(a) of such title is amended by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following new paragraph: An assessment of the sufficiency of the developmental test and evaluation completed, including the use of automated data analytics or modeling and simulation tools. . For purposes of the sufficiency assessments required by section 2366b(c)(1) and section 2366c(a)(4) of such title, as added by paragraphs
(1)and (2), with respect to a major defense acquisition program— if the milestone decision authority for the program is the service acquisition executive of the military department that is managing the program, the sufficiency assessment shall be conducted by the senior official within the military department with responsibility for developmental testing; and if the milestone decision authority for the program is the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the sufficiency assessment shall be conducted by the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing. Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall develop guidance for the sufficiency assessments required by section 2366b(c)(1) and section 2366c(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraphs
(1)and (2). At a minimum, the guidance shall require— for the sufficiency assessment required by section 2366b(c)(1) of such title, that the assessment address the sufficiency of— the developmental test and evaluation plan; the developmental test and evaluation schedule, including a comparison to historic analogous systems; the developmental test and evaluation resources (facilities, personnel, test assets, data analytics tools, and modeling and simulation capabilities); the risks of developmental test and production concurrency; and the developmental test criteria for entering the production phase; and for the sufficiency assessment required by section 2366c(a)(4) of such title, that the assessment address— the sufficiency of the developmental test and evaluation completed; the sufficiency of the plans and resources available for remaining developmental test and evaluation; the risks identified during developmental testing to the production and deployment phase; the sufficiency of the plans and resources for remaining developmental test and evaluation; and the readiness of the system to perform scheduled initial operational test and evaluation. The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the strategy of the Department of Defense for developing and expanding the use of tools designed to facilitate the cost effectiveness and efficiency of developmental testing, including automated test methods and tools, modeling and simulation tools, and big data analytics technologies. The evaluation shall include a determination of the appropriate role of the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing in developing enterprise level strategies related to such types of testing tools. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the results of the evaluation required by paragraph (1).