Sec. 833. Enhancements to transparency in test and evaluation processes and data
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Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the period at the end the following: and in accordance with subsection (l). ; by adding at the end the following new subsection: For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B), before designating a program that is not a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of section 2430 of this title as a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of this section, the Director shall provide in writing to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the test and evaluation executive of the military department or departments executing the program, the specific circumstances of the program that led to the designation decision. ; and by adding at the end of subsection (h)(4) the following:
The report shall also include a brief statement of the rationale for placing on the oversight list of the Director each program that is not a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of section 2430 of this title but has been designated as a major defense acquisition program for the purposes of this section. . Section 2399(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii); by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following new subparagraph: a description of the performance of the items or components tested in relation to comparable legacy items or components, if such items or components exist and relevant data are available without requiring additional testing; and . Section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (6), and in that paragraph by striking and the Secretaries of the military departments ; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following new paragraph (5): Within 45 days after the submission of an annual report by the Director to Congress, the Secretaries of the military departments may each submit a report to the congressional defense committees addressing any concerns related to information included in the annual report, or providing updated or additional information as appropriate. . Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall jointly develop policies, procedures, guidance, and a collection method to ensure that consistent, high quality data are collected on the full range of estimated and actual developmental, live fire, and operational testing costs for major defense acquisition programs. Data on estimated and actual developmental, live fire, and operational testing costs shall be maintained in an electronic database maintained by the Director for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall obtain the concurrence of the Director for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and shall coordinate with the Director of the Test Resource Management Center and the Secretaries of the military departments. In this section, the term major defense acquisition program has the meaning provided in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code. Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Test Resource Management Center and the senior Department of Defense official with responsibility for developmental testing shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report on the development of an approach for managing test and evaluation knowledge across the entire Department of Defense. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: The detailed concepts, requirements, technologies, methodologies, and architecture necessary for an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation, including data, data analysis tools, and modeling and simulation capabilities. Resources needed to develop and adopt an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation. Roles and responsibilities of various Department of Defense entities to develop and adopt an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation. Time frames required to develop and adopt an enterprise approach to knowledge management for test and evaluation. A description of pilot studies ongoing at the time of the date of the enactment of this Act or previously conducted related to developing an enterprise approach to test and evaluation knowledge management, including results of the pilot studies (if available) and lessons learned.