Sec. 333. Acquisition workforce
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Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq. ) as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Under Secretary for Management shall— establish policies and procedures for the effective management (including accession, education, training, and career development) of individuals serving in the acquisition workforce within the Department; and to the extent practicable, ensure such policies and procedures are implemented uniformly throughout the Department.
The Under Secretary for Management shall, for the purposes of this section, identify career fields in the Department that are related to acquisition. Such career fields shall, at a minimum, include— program management; systems planning, development, and engineering; test and evaluation; procurement, including contracting; life-cycle logistics; information technology; cybersecurity; cost estimating and financial management; production, quality assurance, and manufacturing; and property management.
The Under Secretary for Management shall— within each career field specified in paragraph (1), designate a position as critical if such position requires significant responsibility and the duties of such position are either primarily supervisory or managerial; and require any such position to be filled by a full-time employee of the Department. For each acquisition career field designated under subsection (b), the Under Secretary for Management shall— establish the education, training, and experience requirements based on the level of complexity of duties carried out in the position; and identify course work and on-the-job training requirements that demonstrate qualifications at specified levels in each career field.
The Under Secretary for Management shall identify a lead office with subject matter expertise for each career field to— determine the qualification and certification requirements required under paragraph
(1)for each specified level; outline procedures and timeframes for maintaining and renewing certifications; regularly review certification requirements to make updates, as needed, relating to advancements in each career field; and disseminate information on qualification and certification requirements, including any updates pursuant to subparagraph (C), at least annually. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 721 the following new item: Sec. 722. Acquisition workforce. . Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United States an acquisition workforce plan. The workforce plan required under subsection
(c)shall include— a comparison of the number of needed and actual positions in each career field of the acquisition workforce of the Department by component and by certification level, including positions filled by contractors; a strategy for addressing any gaps identified in the comparison conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), including efforts to recruit and train qualified individuals and a cost-benefit analysis of filling positions with contractors or government employees; and any risks or challenges the Department faces in recruiting, training, or maintaining a qualified acquisition workforce and strategies for mitigating such risks or challenges. In developing the workforce plan required under subsection (c), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department may consult with personnel from the components of the Department, Department Headquarters, field personnel, and individuals from the Homeland Security Enterprise. Not later than one year after the date the workforce plan is submitted pursuant to subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a review of such plan, including— an assessment of the reliability of data reported in such plan; an evaluation of the strategies of the Department with respect to addressing identified workforce gaps, risks, or challenges identified pursuant to such plan; and any other recommendations for improving the acquisition workforce of the Department. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
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