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acquisition and support workforce in higher priority posi-
tions in accordance with this section.
(b) INCREASE AND REALIGNMENT OF WORKFORCE.—
(1)(A) During fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall increase the number of persons em-
ployed in the defense acquisition and support workforce as
follows:
(i) During fiscal year 2006, to 105 percent of the
baseline number (as defined in subparagraph (B)).
(ii) During fiscal year 2007, to 110 percent of
the baseline number.
(iii) During fiscal year 2008, to 115 percent of
the baseline number.
(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘‘baseline number’’,
with respect to persons employed in the defense acquisition
and support workforce, means the number of persons em-
ployed in such workforce as of September 30, 2004 (deter-
mined on the basis of full-time employee equivalence).
(C) The Secretary of Defense may waive a requirement
in subparagraph (A) and, subject to subsection (a), employ
in the defense acquisition and support workforce a lesser
number of employees if the Secretary determines and cer-
tifies to the congressional defense committees that the cost
of increasing such workforce to the larger size as required
under that subparagraph would exceed the savings to be de-
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rived from the additional oversight that would be achieved
by having a defense acquisition and support workforce of
such larger size.
(2) During fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense may realign any part of the defense acqui-
sition and support workforce to support reinvestment in
other, higher priority positions in such workforce.
(c) HIGHER PRIORITY POSITIONS.—For the purposes
of this section, higher priority positions in the defense ac-
quisition and support workforce include the following posi-
tions:
(1) Positions the responsibilities of which include
system engineering.
(2) Positions the responsibilities of which include
drafting performance-based work statements for serv-
ices contracts and overseeing the performance of con-
tracts awarded pursuant to such work statements.
(3) Positions the responsibilities of which include
conducting spending analyses, negotiating company-
wide pricing agreements, and taking other measures
to reduce contract costs.
(4) Positions the responsibilities of which include
reviewing contractor quality control systems, assess-
ing and analyzing quality deficiency reports, and
taking other measures to improve product quality.
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(5) Positions the responsibilities of which include
effectively conducting public-private competitions in
accordance with Office of Management and Budget
Circular A–76.
(6) Any other positions in the defense acquisition
and support workforce that the Secretary of Defense
identifies as being higher priority positions that are
staffed at levels not likely to ensure efficient and effec-
tive performance of all of the responsibilities of those
positions.
(d) STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Defense shall—
(A) assess the extent to which the Department of
Defense can recruit, retain, train, and provide profes-
sional development opportunities for acquisition pro-
fessionals over the 10-fiscal year period beginning
with fiscal year 2006; and
(B) develop a human resources strategic plan for
the defense acquisition and support workforce that in-
cludes objectives and planned actions for improving
the management of such workforce.
(2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress, not later
than April 1, 2006, a report on the progress made in—
(A) completing the assessment required under
paragraph (1); and