Sec. 926. REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE

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## SEC. 926 REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE ###

(a)In General Not later than March 1, 2020, the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall conduct a joint review of the activities of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The review shall include the following: ####

(1)A validation of the missions and functions of the Service. ####

(2)An assessment of the effectiveness of the Service in performing designated functions, including identification and analysis of qualitative and quantitative metrics of performance. ####

(3)An assessment of the resources, authorities, workforce training, and size of the Service to perform designated functions. ####

(4)An assessment of changes required to the mission and activities of the Service based on the availability and application of current and potential future information technology capabilities. ####

(5)A determination whether any functions currently performed by the Service could be performed more appropriately and effectively by any combination of the following: #####

(A)Any other organization or element of the Department of Defense, including the military departments. #####

(B)Commercial providers. ####

(6)A determination whether any functions currently performed by other organizations or elements of the Department could be consolidated within the Service in order to promote effectiveness and reduce duplicative effort. ###

(b)Report Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the results of the review conducted under subsection (a).