(a) Management for acquisition workforce excellence
Section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end;
in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(b) Implementation of analytics capability
(1) In general
The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall implement the capability required under paragraph (12) of section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), through the development and maintenance of a dashboard or a similar data analytics or visualization tool for such capability.
(2) Data elements
The tools, systems, or other means used to implement the capability described in paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include Department of Defense-wide acquisition workforce data and analytics necessary to support strategic planning and management, including data and analytics relating to—
the size, composition, and geographic distribution of the acquisition workforce;
the skills, certifications, and experience of members of the acquisition workforce, including relevant education and professional experience;
vacancy rates, time-to-hire metrics, and other indicators of constraints on the capacity of the acquisition workforce;
the activities of the Department for recruiting, hiring, and developing members of the acquisition workforce, including the Defense Civilian Training Corps established under section 2200g of title 10, United States Code;
retention, attrition, career progression, and related characteristics and trends, including retirement eligibility and projected workforce changes in the acquisition workforce;
the performance of the acquisition workforce, including measures relating to the execution of acquisition programs and activities; and
such other matters as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines appropriate.
(3) Use of commercial tools
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use commercially available data analytics, workforce management, and data visualization tools to support the capability described in paragraph (1).
(4) Limitation on development of custom information technology
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may develop or acquire information technology that is not commercially available to support the capability described in paragraph (1) only if the Under Secretary determines that no commercially available good or service can meet the requirements of this subsection without more than minor modifications.
(5) Data access
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and officials responsible for data, digital, and information technology policy and systems of the Department of Defense, shall ensure the availability and integration of data necessary to carry out the capability described in paragraph (1). Each Secretary of a military department and each head of a Defense Agency shall provide such data, in such format and such manner, as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines necessary to support such capability.
(6) Workforce assessments
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall use the capability described in paragraph (1) to conduct regular assessments of the capacity, capability, and distribution of the acquisition workforce and provide recommendations to service acquisition executives and component acquisition executives to address identified shortfalls in the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce.
(7) Definitions
In this subsection, the terms acquisition workforce , Defense Agency , military department , and service acquisition executive have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.