Sec. 832. Comptroller General report on implementation of software acquisition reforms
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Not later than March 15, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the congressional defense committees on the implementation by the Department of Defense of required acquisition reforms with respect to acquiring software for weapon systems, business systems, and other activities that are part of the defense acquisition system, with a report, or reports, to follow as agreed upon by the committees and the Comptroller General. The briefing and report, or reports, required under subsection
(a)shall include an assessment of the extent to which the Department of Defense has implemented requirements related to the following: Software acquisition studies and their implementation, including pursuant to section 872 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; Defense Innovation Board analysis of software acquisition regulations), section 868 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; implementation of recommendations of the final report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on the Design and Acquisition of Software for Defense Systems). Software acquisition activities pursuant to section 2322a of title 10, United States Code (related to consideration of certain maters during the acquisition of noncommercial computer software), section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; pilot program for open source software), and section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 , related to continuous integration and delivery of software applications and upgrades to embedded systems). Software acquisition pilots, including the pilot program pursuant to section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; relating to the use of agile or iterative development methods to tailor major software-intensive warfighting systems and defense business systems) and the pilot program pursuant to section 874 of such Act (relating to using agile best practices for software development). Each report under subsection
(a)should include an assessment of the extent to which Department of Defense software acquisition policy, guidance, and practices reflect implementation of relevant recommendations from related studies, pilot programs, and directives from the congressional defense committees. Section 2229b(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking a summary of organizational and legislative changes and emerging assessment methodologies since the last assessment, and a discussion of the implications and inserting a discussion of selected organizational, policy, and legislative changes, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General, and the potential implications . In this section, the term defense acquisition system has the meaning given that term in section 2545(2) of title 10, United States Code.
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Comptroller General report on implementation of software acquisition reforms
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