‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—Policies established and guidance 
issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall ensure, at a min-
imum, the following: 
‘‘(1) A career path in the acquisition field that 
attracts the highest quality civilian personnel, from 
either within or outside the Federal Government. 
‘‘(2) A deliberate workforce development strat-
egy that increases attainment of key experiences 
that contribute to a highly qualified acquisition 
workforce. 
‘‘(3) Sufficient opportunities for promotion and 
advancement in the acquisition field. 
‘‘(4) A sufficient number of qualified, trained 
members eligible for and active in the acquisition 
field to ensure adequate capacity, capability, and ef-
fective succession for acquisition functions, including 
contingency contracting, of the Department of De-
fense. 
‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the re-
port to Congress required under section 115b(d) of this 
title the following information related to the acquisition 
workforce for the period covered by the report (which shall 
be shown for the Department of Defense as a whole and 
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separately for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
Defense Agencies, and Office of the Secretary of Defense): 
‘‘(1) The total number of persons serving in the 
Acquisition Corps, set forth separately for members 
of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, by 
grade level and by functional specialty. 
‘‘(2) The total number of critical acquisition po-
sitions held, set forth separately for members of the 
armed forces and civilian employees, by grade level 
and by other appropriate categories (including by 
program manager, deputy program manager, and di-
vision head positions). For each such category, the 
report shall specify the number of civilians holding 
such positions compared to the total number of posi-
tions filled. 
‘‘(3) The number of employees to whom the re-
quirements of subsections (b)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(B) of 
section 1732 of this title did not apply because of 
the exceptions provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 1732(c) of this title, set forth separately by 
type of exception. 
‘‘(4) The number of program managers and 
deputy program managers who were reassigned after 
completion of a major milestone occurring closest in 
time to the date on which the person has served in 
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the position for four years (as required under section 
1734(b) of this title), and the proportion of those re-
assignments to the total number of reassignments of 
program managers and deputy program managers, 
set forth separately for program managers and dep-
uty program managers. The Secretary also shall in-
clude the average length of assignment served by 
program managers and deputy program managers so 
reassigned. 
‘‘(5) The number of persons, excluding those 
reported under paragraph (4), in critical acquisition 
positions who were reassigned after a period of three 
years or longer (as required under section 1734(a) 
of this title), and the proportion of those reassign-
ments to the total number of reassignments of per-
sons, excluding those reported under paragraph (4), 
in critical acquisition positions. 
‘‘(6) The number of times a waiver authority 
was exercised under section 1724(d), 1732(d), 
1734(d), or 1736(c) of this title or any other provi-
sion of this chapter (or other provision of law) which 
permits the waiver of any requirement relating to 
the acquisition workforce, and in the case of each 
such authority, the reasons for exercising the au-
thority. The Secretary may present the information 
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