Sec. 221. Department of Defense prize competitions for business systems modernization
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Not later than September 30, 2028, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall complete one or more prize competitions under section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, in order to support the business systems modernization goals of the Department of Defense. Each prize competition carried out under subsection
(a)shall be structured to complement, and to the degree practicable, accelerate delivery or expand functionality of business systems capabilities being pursued by the affected Secretary, either currently in operation, in development, or for broad classes of systems covered by the business enterprise architecture required by section 2222(e) of title 10, United States Code. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall each consider the following: Integration of artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities. Data analytics or business intelligence, or related visualization capability. Automated updating of business architectures, business systems integration, or documentation related to existing systems or manuals. Improvements to interfaces or processes for interacting with other non-Department of Defense business systems. Updates or replacements for legacy business systems to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, such as the Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS). Contract writing systems or expanded capability that could be integrated into existing systems. Pay and personnel systems, or expanded capability, that could be integrated into existing systems. Other finance and accounting systems, or expanded capability, that could be integrated into existing systems. Systems supporting industrial base and supply chain visibility, analytics, and management.