‘‘(A) to determine the extent to which such ele-
ments deliver appropriate value to the Department 
of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) to enable senior officials of the Depart-
ment of Defense to manage the elements of the de-
fense acquisition system to maximize their value to 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) The performance of each element of the defense 
acquisition system shall be assessed as needed, but not 
less often than annually. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the performance 
assessments required by this subsection are appropriately 
tailored to reflect the diverse nature of defense acquisition 
so that the performance assessment of each element of the 
defense acquisition system accurately reflects the work 
performed by such element. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEMWIDE CATEGORIES.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish categories of metrics for the de-
fense acquisition system, including, at a minimum, cat-
egories relating to cost, quality, delivery, workforce, and 
policy implementation that apply to all elements of the de-
fense acquisition system. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance 
for service acquisition executives within the Department 
of Defense on the establishment of metrics, and goals and 
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standards relating to such metrics, within the categories 
established by the Secretary under paragraph (1) to en-
sure that there is sufficient uniformity in performance as-
sessments across the defense acquisition system so that 
elements of the defense acquisition system can be mean-
ingfully compared. 
‘‘(c) METRICS, GOALS, AND STANDARDS.—(1) Each 
service acquisition executive of the Department of Defense 
shall establish metrics to be used in the performance as-
sessments required by subsection (a) for each element of 
the defense acquisition system for which such executive 
is responsible within the categories established by the Sec-
retary under subsection (b). Such metrics shall be appro-
priately tailored pursuant to subsection (a)(3) and may 
include measures of— 
‘‘(A) cost, quality, and delivery; 
‘‘(B) contractor performance; 
‘‘(C) workforce quality and program manager 
tenure (where applicable); 
‘‘(D) the quality of market research; 
‘‘(E) appropriate use of integrated testing; and 
‘‘(F) appropriate consideration of long-term 
sustainment. 
‘‘(2) Each service acquisition executive within the De-
partment of Defense shall establish goals and standards 
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(including, at a minimum, a threshold standard and an 
objective goal) for each metric established under para-
graph (1) by the executive. In establishing the goals and 
standards for an element of the defense acquisition sys-
tem, a service acquisition executive shall consult with the 
element to the maximum extent practicable, but the serv-
ice acquisition executive shall retain the final authority to 
determine the goals and standards established. The service 
acquisition executive shall update the goals and standards 
as necessary and appropriate consistent with the guidance 
issued under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics shall periodically review the 
metrics, goals, and standards established by service acqui-
sition executives under this subsection to ensure that they 
are consistent with the guidance issued under subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT AND DIREC-
TION
OF PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS.—(1) Perform-
ance assessments required by subsection (a) shall either 
be carried out by, or shall be subject to the oversight of, 
the Director of the Office of Performance Assessment and 
Root Cause Analysis. The authority and responsibility 
granted by this subsection is in addition to any other au-
thority or responsibility granted to the Director of the Of-
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