10 U.S.C. § 2220
Section 2220 · Performance based management: acquisition programs
Viewing 10 U.S.C. § 2220 as in effect on November 18, 1997. The text changed in 2 later editions (most recent December 23, 2016).
View current version →(a) Establishment of Goals.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall approve or define the cost, performance, and schedule goals for major defense acquisition programs of the Department of Defense and for each phase of the acquisition cycle of such programs.
(2) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall evaluate the cost goals proposed for each major defense acquisition program of the Department.
(b) Annual Reporting Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the annual report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 113(c) of this title an assessment of whether major acquisition programs of the Department of Defense are achieving, on average, 90 percent of cost, performance, and schedule goals established pursuant to subsection (a) and whether the average period for converting emerging technology into operational capability has decreased by 50 percent or more from the average period required for such conversion as of October 13, 1994. The Secretary shall use data from existing management systems in making the assessment.
(c) Performance Evaluation.—Whenever the Secretary of Defense, in the assessment required by subsection (b), determines that major defense acquisition programs of the Department of Defense are not achieving, on average, 90 percent of cost, performance, and schedule goals established pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that there is a timely review of major defense acquisition programs and other programs as appropriate. In conducting the review, the Secretary shall—
(1) determine whether there is a continuing need for programs that are significantly behind schedule, over budget, or not in compliance with performance or capability requirements; and
(2) identify suitable actions to be taken, including termination, with respect to such programs.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1997—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “whether major acquisition programs” for “whether major and nonmajor acquisition programs”.
1996—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–106, §1503(a)(20), substituted “Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)” for “Comptroller of the Department of Defense”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106, §4321(b)(1), substituted “October 13, 1994” for “the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994”.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
For effective date and applicability of amendment by section 4321(b)(1) of Pub. L. 104–106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 251 of Title 41, Public Contracts.
Enhanced System of Performance Incentives
Section 5001(b) of Pub. L. 103–355 provided that: “Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 1994], the Secretary of Defense shall review the incentives and personnel actions available to the Secretary of Defense for encouraging excellence in the management of defense acquisition programs and provide an enhanced system of incentives to facilitate the achievement of goals approved or defined pursuant to section 2220(a) of title 10, United States Code. The enhanced system of incentives shall, to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law—
“(1) relate pay to performance (including the extent to which the performance of personnel in such programs contributes to achieving the cost goals, performance goals, and schedule goals established for acquisition programs of the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2220(a) of title 10, as added by subsection (a)); and
“(2) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the performance of personnel in such programs contributes to achieving the cost goals, performance goals, and schedule goals established for acquisition programs of the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2220(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).”
Recommended Legislation
Section 5001(c) of Pub. L. 103–355 provided that: “Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct 13, 1994], the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out section 2220 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and otherwise to facilitate and enhance management of Department of Defense acquisition programs on the basis of performance.”