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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 
head of the element to the maximum extent practicable, 
but the service acquisition executive shall retain the final 
authority to determine the goals and standards estab-
lished. The service acquisition executive shall update the 
goals and standards as necessary and appropriate con-
sistent 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-
fice of Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis 
by the Secretary of Defense or by any other provision of 
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law. In the performance of duties pursuant to this section, 
the Director of the Office of Performance Assessment and 
Root Cause Analysis shall coordinate with the Deputy 
Chief Management Officer to ensure that performance as-
sessments carried out pursuant to this section are con-
sistent with the performance management initiatives of 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) A performance assessment may be carried out 
by an organization under the control of the service acquisi-
tion executive of a military department if— 
‘‘(A) the assessment fulfills the requirements of 
subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) the organization is approved to carry out 
the assessment by the Director of the Office of Per-
formance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis; and 
‘‘(C) the assessment is subject to the oversight 
of the Director of the Office of Performance Assess-
ment and Root Cause Analysis in accordance with 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) RETENTION AND ACCESS TO RECORDS OF PER-
FORMANCE ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE MILITARY DE-
PARTMENTS AND DEFENSE AGENCIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that information from performance 
assessments of all elements of the defense acquisition sys-
tem are retained electronically and that the Director of 
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the Office of Performance Assessment and Root Cause 
Analysis— 
‘‘(1) promptly receives the results of all per-
formance assessments conducted by an organization 
under the control of the service acquisition executive 
of a military department; and 
‘‘(2) has timely access to any records and data 
in the Department of Defense (including the records 
and data of each military department and Defense 
Agency and including classified and proprietary in-
formation) that the Director considers necessary to 
review in order to perform or oversee performance 
assessments pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director 
of the Office of Performance Assessment and Root Cause 
Analysis shall include information on the activities under-
taken by the Director under this section in the annual re-
port of the Director required under section 103(f) of the 
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–23; 123 Stat. 1716), including information on 
any performance assessment required by subsection (a) 
with significant findings. In addition, if a performance as-
sessment uncovers particularly egregious problems, as 
identified by the Director, the Director shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
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House of Representatives a report on such problems with-
in 30 days after the problems are identified. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘defense acquisition system’ 
means the acquisition workforce; the process by 
which the Department of Defense manages the ac-
quisition of goods and services, including weapon 
systems, commodities, commercial and military 
unique services, and information technology; and the 
management structure for carrying out the acquisi-
tion function within the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘element of the defense acquisi-
tion system’ means an organization that operates 
within the defense acquisition system and that fo-
cuses primarily on acquisition. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘metric’ means a specific meas-
ure that serves as a basis for comparison. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘threshold performance standard’ 
means the minimum acceptable level of performance 
in relation to a metric. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘objective performance goal’ 
means the most desired level of performance in rela-
tion to a metric. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Office of Performance Assess-
ment and Root Cause Analysis’ means the office re-
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