Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base
Reforms defense acquisition to reduce timelines and increase access for innovative companies.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Defense acquisition system lacks speed and flexibility; factory floor is crucial as battlefield; comprehensive overhaul essential.
Accelerates defense procurement and revitalizes industrial base through reformed acquisition processes emphasizing speed and flexibility.
Secretary submits reform plan within 60 days utilizing commercial solutions and streamlined authorities.
Secretary reviews DoD acquisition regulations to eliminate unnecessary supplemental guidance and apply ten-for-one rule.
Secretary develops workforce reform plan within 120 days restructuring evaluation metrics and establishing field training teams.
Deputy Secretary reviews all MDAPs within 90 days identifying cancellation candidates and cost performance.
Secretary reviews Joint Capabilities Integration System within 180 days to streamline and accelerate.
Defines Adaptive Acquisition Framework, APB, commercial solutions, Configuration Steering Board, and innovative acquisition authorities.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.