(2) whether long-term sustainment of weapon 
systems is appropriately emphasized; 
(3) whether appropriate mechanisms exist to 
communicate information relating to the mission 
needs of the Department of Defense to the industrial 
base in a way that allows the industrial base to 
make appropriate investments in infrastructure, ca-
pacity, and technology development to help meet 
such needs; 
(4) the extent to which earned value manage-
ment should be required on acquisitions not involv-
ing the acquisition of weapon systems; 
(5) the extent to which it is appropriate to 
apply processes primarily relating to the acquisition 
of weapon systems to the acquisition of information 
technology systems, consistent with the requirement 
to develop an alternative process for such systems 
contained in section 804 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2401; 10 U.S.C. 2225 note); and 
(6) such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
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Senate and of the House of Representatives a report de-
tailing any changes in the acquisition guidance of the De-
partment of Defense identified during the review required 
by subsection (a), and any actions taken, or planned to 
be taken, to implement such changes. 
SEC. 107. REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO 
SERVICES CONTRACTING THROUGHOUT THE 
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The acquisition of services can be extremely 
complex, and program management skills, tools, and 
processes need to be applied to services acquisitions. 
(2) An emphasis on the concept of ‘‘services’’ 
throughout the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
would enhance and support the procurement and 
project management community in all aspects of the 
acquisition planning process, including requirements 
development, assessment of reasonableness, and 
post-award management and oversight. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR CHANGES TO FAR.—The 
Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to provide, 
throughout the Regulation, appropriate references to serv-
ices contracting that are in addition to references provided 
in part 37 (which relates specifically to services con-
tracting). 
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(c) DEADLINE.—This section shall be carried out 
within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
TITLE II—DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
SEC. 201. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE.— 
Subchapter I of chapter 87 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1701 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 1701a. Management for acquisition workforce ex-
cellence 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this chapter is to re-
quire the Department of Defense to develop and manage 
a highly skilled professional acquisition workforce— 
‘‘(1) in which excellence and contribution to 
mission is rewarded; 
‘‘(2) which has the technical expertise and busi-
ness skills to ensure the Department receives the 
best value for the expenditure of public resources; 
‘‘(3) which serves as a model for performance 
management of employees of the Department; and 
‘‘(4) which is managed in a manner that com-
plements and reinforces the performance manage-
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ment of the defense acquisition system pursuant to 
chapter 149 of this title. 
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.—In order to 
achieve the purpose set forth in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) use the full authorities provided in sub-
sections (a) through (d) of section 9902 of title 5, 
including flexibilities related to performance manage-
ment and hiring and to training of managers; 
‘‘(2) require managers to develop performance 
plans for individual members of the acquisition 
workforce in order to give members an under-
standing of how their performance contributes to 
their organization’s mission and the success of the 
defense acquisition system (as defined in section 
2545 of this title); 
‘‘(3) to the extent appropriate, use the lessons 
learned from the acquisition demonstration project 
carried out under section 1762 of this title related 
to contribution-based compensation and appraisal, 
and how those lessons may be applied within the 
General Schedule system; 
‘‘(4) develop attractive career paths; 
‘‘(5) encourage continuing education and train-
ing; 
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