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‘ 139d.Directo ro f De v e l o pm e n t a l T e s t and E val u ation
Director of Sy stems En g i - neering
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oint guidance. ’ ’. (b) DEV E LOPM E NTA L T E S TAN DE VAL U AT I ON AND SY STEMS EN G INEE R INGINT H E M ILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND DE F ENSE AGEN -C IES .— (1) P LANS.—The ser v ice ac q uisition e x ecutive of each mili- tary de p artment and each Defense Agency with responsibility forama j or defense acquisition program shall develop and implement plans to ensure the military department or Defense Agency concerned has provided appropriate resources for each of the following: (A) Developmental testing organi z ations with adequate numbers of trained personnel in order to— (i) ensure that developmental testing requirements are appropriately addressed in the translation of oper- ational requirements into contract specifications, in the source selection process, and in the preparation of requests for proposals on all major defense acquisition programs
(ii) participate in the planning of developmental test and evaluation activities, including the prepara- tion and approval of a developmental test and evalua- tion plan within the test and evaluation master plan for each major defense acquisition program; and (iii) participate in and oversee the conduct of developmental testing, the analysis of data, and the preparation of evaluations and reports based on such testing. ( B ) Development planning and systems engineering organizations with adequate numbers of trained personnel in order to— (i) support k ey requirements, acquisition, and budget decisions made for each major defense acquisi- tion program prior to Milestone A approval and Mile- stone B approval through a rigorous systems analysis and systems engineering process; (ii) include a robust program for improving reli- ability, availability, maintainability, and sustainability as an integral part of design and development within the systems engineering master plan for each major defense acquisition program; and (iii) identify systems engineering requirements, including reliability, availability, maintainability, and lifecycle management and sustainability requirements, during the J oint C apabilities I ntegration Development System process, and incorporate such systems engineering requirements into contract requirements for each major defense acquisition program. ( 2 ) R EPORTS B Y SERVICE AC Q UISITION E X ECUTIVES.— N ot later than 1 8 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the service acquisition executive of each military depart- ment and each Defense Agency with responsibility for a major defense acquisition program shall submit to the Director of 10USC243 0 note.
