Sponsors said the current process suffers from “decades of well-intentioned, but ultimately misguided, acquisition regulations.” Image: SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe top bipartisan leaders of the House Armed Services Committee have introduced HR-3638, a wide-ranging bill on Dod acquisition policies, including provisions meant to “ensure the acquisition workforce is properly trained and equipped with the skills necessary.”
Sponsors said the current process suffers from “decades of well-intentioned, but ultimately misguided, acquisition regulations,” adding that “it is critical that the acquisition workforce culture prioritizes speed, mission outcomes, and responsible risk-taking. This will require ensuring acquisition professionals are taught to make informed tradeoffs and enabled to act decisively.”
“The requirements process alone can take well over two years. This is followed by a rigid budget process that adds another three years, and then a lengthy contracting process. All told, more than a decade can pass between identifying a capability gap to equipping our warfighters with a solution. By then, the threat has changed, the technology is outdated, and the program is over budget,” they said.
Among other steps it calls for GAO to assess the current workforce’s posture, strength, and career development, and for an evaluation by DoD of the Defense Acquisition University “with a focus on enhancing operations and performance in training and developing the defense acquisition workforce for the future.”
Other aspects of the bill address aligning acquisition to warfighter priorities and operational outcomes; accelerating the requirements process; striking a balance between regulation and efficiency; and strengthening the defense industrial base and leveraging commercial innovation.
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