Number: RL34026
Title: Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress
Authors: Valerie Bailey Grasso, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: During the second session of the 110th Congress, Congress may examine several provisions in the proposed FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4986). They include (1) a requirement for a variety of acquisition reports and plans, including the establishment of a defense acquisition workforce development fund; (2) the establishment of a Defense Materials Readiness Board; and (3) a prohibition on awarding future contracts to Lead Systems Integrators (LSIs). Other provisions include (1) a requirement for to Comptroller General report on potential modifications to the organization and structure of DOD major acquisition programs; (2) a review by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for systemic deficiencies in certain major DOD acquisition programs; and (3) a requirement for a quadrennial review of DOD roles, missions, core competencies and capabilities.
Pages: 38
Date: January 29, 2008