2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT (§§ 2201 - 2925)
Chapter 131 - PLANNING AND COORDINATION (§§ 2201 - 2229a)
Section 2222 - Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 131 - PLANNING AND COORDINATION Sec. 2222 - Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization |
Contains | section 2222 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title III, §332(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1851; amended Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title IX, §906(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 110-417, [div. A], title III, §351, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4425; Pub. L. 111-84, div. A, title X, §1072(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2470; Pub. L. 111-383, div. A, title X, §1075(b)(29), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4370; Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title IX, §901, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1527; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title IX, §906, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1869; Pub. L. 113-66, div. A, title IX, §901, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 815. |
Statutes at Large References | 111 Stat. 1870 115 Stat. 1204, 1208 116 Stat. 2631 118 Stat. 1851 119 Stat. 3213 120 Stat. 2354, 2144, 2316 121 Stat. 4306 122 Stat. 4569, 4425, 275, 301 123 Stat. 2470, 2439, 2440, 2471 124 Stat. 4370, 4306, 4308, 4376 125 Stat. 1527, 1555 126 Stat. 1869, 1904 127 Stat. 815, 842 |
Public Law References | Public Law 104-208, Public Law 105-85, Public Law 107-107, Public Law 107-314, Public Law 108-375, Public Law 109-163, Public Law 109-364, Public Law 110-181, Public Law 110-417, Public Law 111-84, Public Law 111-383, Public Law 112-81, Public Law 112-239, Public Law 113-66 |
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(a)
(1) the appropriate pre-certification authority for the covered defense business system program has determined that—
(A) the defense business system program is in compliance with the enterprise architecture developed under subsection (c) and appropriate business process re-engineering efforts have been undertaken to ensure that—
(i) the business process supported by the defense business system program is or will be as streamlined and efficient as practicable; and
(ii) the need to tailor commercial-off-the-shelf systems to meet unique requirements or incorporate unique requirements or incorporate unique interfaces has been eliminated or reduced to the maximum extent practicable;
(B) the defense business system program is necessary to achieve a critical national security capability or address a critical requirement in an area such as safety or security; or
(C) the defense business system program is necessary to prevent a significant adverse effect on a project that is needed to achieve an essential capability, taking into consideration the alternative solutions for preventing such adverse effect;
(2) the covered defense business system program has been reviewed and certified by the investment review board established under subsection (g); and
(3) the certification of the investment review board under paragraph (2) has been approved by the Defense Business Systems Management Committee established by section 186 of this title.
(b)
(c)
(A) an enterprise architecture, known as the defense business enterprise architecture, to cover all defense business systems, and the functions and activities supported by defense business systems, which shall be sufficiently defined to effectively guide, constrain, and permit implementation of interoperable defense business system solutions and consistent with the policies and procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and
(B) a transition plan for implementing the defense business enterprise architecture.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall delegate responsibility and accountability for the defense business enterprise architecture content, including unambiguous definitions of functional processes, business rules, and standards, as follows:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support acquisition, logistics, installations, environment, or safety and occupational health activities of the Department of Defense.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support financial management activities or strategic planning and budgeting activities of the Department of Defense.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support human resource management activities of the Department of Defense.
(D) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall be responsible and accountable for the content of those portions of the defense business enterprise architecture that support information technology infrastructure or information assurance activities of the Department of Defense.
(E) The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall be responsible and accountable for developing and maintaining the defense business enterprise architecture as well as integrating business operations covered by subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(d)
(1) An information infrastructure that, at a minimum, would enable the Department of Defense to—
(A) comply with all applicable law, including Federal accounting, financial management, and reporting requirements;
(B) routinely produce timely, accurate, and reliable business and financial information for management purposes;
(C) integrate budget, accounting, and program information and systems; and
(D) provide for the systematic measurement of performance, including the ability to produce timely, relevant, and reliable cost information.
(2) Policies, procedures, data standards, performance measures, and system interface requirements that are to apply uniformly throughout the Department of Defense.
(3) A target defense business systems computing environment, compliant with the defense business enterprise architecture, for each of the major business processes conducted by the Department of Defense, as determined by the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
(e)
(1) A listing of the new systems that are expected to be needed to complete the target defense business systems computing environment described in subsection (d)(3), along with each system's time-phased milestones, performance measures, financial resource needs, and risks or challenges to integration into the business enterprise architecture.
(2) A listing of the defense business systems that will be phased out of the defense business systems computing environment within three years after review and certification as "legacy systems" by the investment management process established under subsection (g), together with the schedule for terminating those legacy systems.
(3) A listing of the existing systems that are part of the target defense business systems computing environment, together with a strategy for making the modifications to those systems that will be needed to ensure that such systems comply with the defense business enterprise architecture, including time-phased milestones, performance measures, and financial resource needs.
(f)
(A) In the case of an Army program, the Chief Management Officer of the Army.
(B) In the case of a Navy program, the Chief Management Officer of the Navy.
(C) In the case of an Air Force program, the Chief Management Officer of the Air Force.
(D) In the case of a program of a Defense Agency, the Director, or equivalent, of such Defense Agency, unless otherwise approved by the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
(E) In the case of a program that will support the business processes of more than one military department or Defense Agency, an appropriate pre-certification authority designated by the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
(2) For purposes of subsection (g), the appropriate senior official of the Department of Defense for the functions and activities supported by a covered defense business system is as follows:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the case of any defense business system the primary purpose of which is to support acquisition, logistics, installations, environment, or safety and occupational health activities of the Department of Defense.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in the case of any defense business system the primary purpose of which is to support financial management activities or strategic planning and budgeting activities of the Department of Defense.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in the case of any defense business system the primary purpose of which is to support human resource management activities of the Department of Defense.
(D) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in the case of any defense business system the primary purpose of which is to support information technology infrastructure or information assurance activities of the Department of Defense.
(E) The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, in the case of any defense business system the primary purpose of which is to support any activity of the Department of Defense not covered by subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(g)
(2) The review of defense business systems programs under the investment management process shall include the following:
(A) Review and approval by an investment review board of each covered defense business system program before the obligation of funds on the system in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).
(B) Periodic review, but not less than annually, of all covered defense business system programs, grouped in portfolios of defense business systems.
(C) Representation on each investment review board by appropriate officials from among the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the armed forces, the combatant commands, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Agencies, including representation from each of the following:
(i) The appropriate pre-certification authority for the defense business system under review.
(ii) The appropriate senior official of the Department of Defense for the functions and activities supported by the defense business system under review.
(iii) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
(D) Use of threshold criteria to ensure an appropriate level of review within the Department of Defense of, and accountability for, defense business system programs depending on scope, complexity, and cost.
(E) Use of procedures for making certifications in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a).
(F) Use of procedures for ensuring consistency with the guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Business Systems Management Committee, as required by section 186(c) of this title, and incorporation of common decision criteria, including standards, requirements, and priorities that result in the integration of defense business systems.
(3)(A) 1 The investment management process required by paragraph (1) shall include requirements for the military departments and the Defense Agencies to make available to the Deputy Chief Management Officer such information on covered defense business system programs and other business functions as the Deputy Chief Management Officer shall require for the review of defense business system programs under the process. Such information shall be made available to the Deputy Chief Management Officer through existing data sources or in a standardized format established by the Deputy Chief Management Officer for purposes of this paragraph.
(h)
(1) Identification of each defense business system program for which funding is proposed in that budget.
(2) Identification of all funds, by appropriation, proposed in that budget for each such program, including—
(A) funds for current services (to operate and maintain the system covered by such program); and
(B) funds for business systems modernization, identified for each specific appropriation.
(3) For each such program, identification of the appropriate pre-certification authority and senior official of the Department of Defense designated under subsection (f).
(4) For each such program, a description of each approval made under subsection (a)(3) with regard to such program.
(i)
(1) describe actions taken and planned for meeting the requirements of subsection (a), including—
(A) specific milestones and actual performance against specified performance measures, and any revision of such milestones and performance measures; and
(B) specific actions on the defense business system programs submitted for certification under such subsection;
(2) identify the number of defense business system programs so certified;
(3) identify any covered defense business system program during the preceding fiscal year that was not approved under subsection (a), and the reasons for the lack of approval;
(4) discuss specific improvements in business operations and cost savings resulting from successful defense business systems programs; and
(5) include a copy of the most recent report of the Chief Management Officer of each military department on implementation of business transformation initiatives by such department in accordance with section 908 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4569; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note).
(j)
(1) The term "defense business system" means an information system, other than a national security system, operated by, for, or on behalf of the Department of Defense, including financial systems, mixed systems, financial data feeder systems, and information technology and information assurance infrastructure, used to support business activities, such as acquisition, financial management, logistics, strategic planning and budgeting, installations and environment, and human resource management.
(2) The term "covered defense business system program" means any defense business system program that is expected to have a total cost in excess of $1,000,000 over the period of the current future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title.
(3) The term "enterprise architecture" has the meaning given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44.
(4) The terms "information system" and "information technology" have the meanings given those terms in section 11101 of title 40.
(5) The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term in section 3542(b)(2) of title 44.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title III, §332(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1851; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title IX, §906(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title III, §351, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4425; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §1072(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2470; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(b)(29), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4370; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title IX, §901, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1527; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title IX, §906, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1869; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title IX, §901, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 815.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2222, added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, §1008(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1870; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, §1009(b)(1)–(3)(A), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1208, 1209, required Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual strategic plan for improvement of financial management within Department of Defense and specified statements and matters to be included in the plan, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, §1004(h)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2631.
AMENDMENTS2013—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 113–66, §901(1), substituted "target defense business systems computing environment described in subsection (d)(3)" for "defense business enterprise architecture".
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 113–66, §901(2), substituted "that will be phased out of the defense business systems computing environment within three years after review and certification as 'legacy systems' by the investment management process established under subsection (g)" for "existing as of September 30, 2011 (known as 'legacy systems') that will not be part of the defense business enterprise architecture" and struck out "that provides for reducing the use of those legacy systems in phases" before period at end.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 113–66, §901(3), substituted "existing systems that are part of the target defense business systems computing environment" for "legacy systems (referred to in subparagraph (B)) that will be a part of the target defense business systems computing environment described in subsection (d)(3)".
Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 112–239 added par. (3).
2011—Pub. L. 112–81 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to architecture, accountability, and modernization of defense business systems.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "Funds" for "Effective October 1, 2005, funds".
2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–84, §1072(a)(1)(A), (B), added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 111–84, §1072(a)(1)(C), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A), which read as follows: "is in compliance with the enterprise architecture developed under subsection (c);".
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–84, §1072(a)(1)(D), substituted "the certification by the approval authority and the determination by the chief management officer are" for "the certification by the approval authority is".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–84, §1072(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) to (5) as subpars. (A) to (E), respectively, of par. (1), in subpar. (E) substituted "subparagraphs (A) through (D)" for "paragraphs (1) through (4)", and added par. (2).
2008—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "2013" for "2009" in introductory provisions.
2006—Subsec. (j)(6). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted "in section 3542(b)(2) of title 44" for "in section 2315 of this title".
AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2018 FINANCIAL STATEMENTSPub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, §1003(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 842, provided that: "In addition to the requirement under section 1003(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) that the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan describe specific actions to be taken and the costs associated with ensuring that the financial statements of the Department of Defense are validated as ready for audit by not later than September 30, 2017, upon the conclusion of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a full audit is performed on the financial statements of the Department of Defense for such fiscal year. The Secretary shall submit to Congress the results of that audit by not later than March 31, 2019."
REVIEW OF OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE THRESHOLDSPub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, §882, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4308, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) increased reliance on individual obligation and expenditure plans for measuring program financial performance;
"(2) mechanisms to improve funding stability and to increase the predictability of the release of funding for obligation and expenditure; and
"(3) streamlined mechanisms for a program manager to submit an appeal for funding changes and to have such appeal evaluated promptly.
"(b)
"(c)
Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1005(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1904, provided that:
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) A description of the actions taken by the military departments pursuant to paragraph (1).
"(B) A determination by the Chief Management Officer of each military department whether or not such military department is able to achieve an auditable statement of budgetary resources by September 30, 2014, without an unaffordable or unsustainable level of one-time fixes and manual work-arounds and without delaying the full auditability of the financial statements of such military department.
"(C) If the Chief Management Officer of a military department determines under subparagraph (B) that the military department is not able to achieve an auditable statement of budgetary resources by September 30, 2014, as described in that subparagraph—
"(i) an explanation why the military department is unable to meet the deadline;
"(ii) an alternative deadline by which the military department will achieve an auditable statement of budgetary resources; and
"(iii) a description of the plan of the military department for meeting the alternative deadline."
Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, §1003, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1555, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(b)
"(1) a justification of the time required for each activity;
"(2) metrics identifying the progress made within each activity; and
"(3) mitigating strategies for milestone timeframe slippages.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) identify near- and long-term measures for resolving any such weaknesses or deficiencies;
"(B) assign responsibilities within the Department of Defense to implement such measures;
"(C) specify implementation steps for such measures; and
"(D) provide timeframes for implementation of such measures."
Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VIII, §881, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4306, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) an interim milestone for achieving audit readiness for each major element of the statement of budgetary resources, including civilian pay, military pay, supply orders, contracts, and funds balance with the Treasury; and
"(B) an interim milestone for addressing the existence and completeness of each major category of Department of Defense assets, including military equipment, real property, inventory, and operating material and supplies.
"(3)
"(b)
"(1)
"(A) examine the costs and benefits of alternative approaches to the valuation of Department of Defense assets;
"(B) select an approach to such valuation that is consistent with principles of sound financial management and the conservation of taxpayer resources; and
"(C) begin the preparation of a business case analysis supporting the selected approach.
"(2) The Under Secretary shall include information on the alternatives considered, the selected approach, and the business case analysis supporting that approach in the next semiannual report submitted pursuant to section 1003(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2439; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note).
"(c)
"(1) develop a remediation plan to ensure that—
"(A) the component will meet the interim milestone no more than one year after the originally scheduled date; and
"(B) the component's failure to meet the interim milestone will not have an adverse impact on the Department's ability to carry out the plan under section 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2439; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note); and
"(2) include in the next semiannual report submitted pursuant to section 1003(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2439; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note)—
"(A) a statement of the reasons why the Department of Defense, or component of the Department of Defense, will be unable to meet such interim milestone;
"(B) the revised completion date for meeting such interim milestone; and
"(C) a description of the actions that have been taken and are planned to be taken by the Department of Defense, or component of the Department of Defense, to meet such interim milestone.
"(d)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) Consistent with the need to fund urgent warfighter requirements and operational needs, priority in the release of appropriated funds.
"(B) Relief from the frequency of financial reporting in cases in which such reporting is not required by law.
"(C) Relief from departmental obligation and expenditure thresholds to the extent that such thresholds establish requirements more restrictive than those required by law.
"(D) Increases in thresholds for reprogramming of funds.
"(E) Personnel management incentives for the financial and business management workforce.
"(F) Such other measures as the Under Secretary considers appropriate.
"(3)
"(A) an assessment of the extent to which the implementation of the option—
"(i) would be consistent with the efficient operation of the Department of Defense and the effective funding of essential Department of Defense programs and activities; and
"(ii) would contribute to the achievement of Department of Defense goals to prepare auditable financial statements; and
"(B) a recommendation on whether such option should be adopted, a schedule for implementing the option if adoption is recommended, or a reason for not recommending the option if adoption is not recommended."
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §1003, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2439, as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1005(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1904; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, §1003(b), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 842, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) describe specific actions to be taken and the costs associated with—
"(i) correcting the financial management deficiencies that impair the ability of the Department of Defense to prepare timely, reliable, and complete financial management information;
"(ii) ensuring the financial statements of the Department of Defense are validated as ready for audit by not later than September 30, 2017, and the statement of budgetary resources of the Department of Defense is validated as ready for audit by not later than September 30, 2014; and
"(iii) ensuring the audit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 occurs by not later than March 31, 2019.
"(B) systematically tie the actions described under subparagraph (A) to process and control improvements and business systems modernization efforts described in the business enterprise architecture and transition plan required by section 2222 of title 10, United States Code;
"(C) prioritize—
"(i) improving the budgetary information of the Department of Defense, in order to achieve an unqualified audit opinion on the Department's statements of budgetary resources; and
"(ii) as a secondary goal, improving the accuracy and reliability of management information on the Department's mission-critical assets (military and general equipment, real property, inventory, and operating materials and supplies) and validating its accuracy through existence and completeness audits; and
"(D) include interim goals, including—
"(i) the objective of ensuring that the financial statement of each of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Defense Logistics Agency is validated as ready for audit: and
"(ii) a schedule setting forth milestones for elements of the military departments and financial statements of the military departments to be made ready for audit as part of the progress required to meet the objectives established pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph and clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
"(b)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) an overview of the steps the Department has taken or plans to take to meet the objectives specified in subsection (a)(2)(A), including progress toward achieving the interim goals and milestone schedule established pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(D); and
"(B) a description of any impediments identified in the efforts of the Department to meet such objectives, and of the actions the Department has taken or plans to take to address such impediments.
"(3)
"(A) To develop standardized guidance for financial improvement plans by components of the Department.
"(B) To establish a baseline of financial management capabilities and weaknesses at the component level of the Department.
"(C) To provide results-oriented metrics for measuring and reporting quantifiable results toward addressing financial management deficiencies.
"(D) To define the oversight roles of the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the chief management officers of the military departments, and other appropriate elements of the Department to ensure that the requirements of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan are carried out.
"(E) To assign accountability for carrying out specific elements of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan to appropriate officials and organizations at the component level of the Department.
"(F) To develop mechanisms to track budgets and expenditures for the implementation of the requirements of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan.
"(G) To develop a mechanism to conduct audits of the military intelligence programs and agencies and to submit audited financial statements for such agencies to Congress in a classified manner.
"(c)
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §1072(b), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2471, provided that:
"(1)
"(A) the business process to be supported by such defense business system modernization will be as streamlined and efficient as practicable; and
"(B) the need to tailor commercial-off-the-shelf systems to meet unique requirements or incorporate unique interfaces has been eliminated or reduced to the maximum extent practicable.
"(2)
"(A) shall develop a plan to undertake business process reengineering efforts with respect to the defense business system modernization; and
"(B) may direct that the defense business system modernization be restructured or terminated, if necessary to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
"(3)
"(A) The term 'appropriate chief management officer', with respect to a defense business system modernization, has the meaning given that term in paragraph (2) of [former] subsection (f) of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section).
"(B) The term 'defense business system modernization' has the meaning given that term in [former] subsection (j)(3) of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code."
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTSPub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title IX, §908, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4569, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) The development of a comprehensive business transformation plan, with measurable performance goals and objectives, to achieve an integrated management system for the business operations of the military department.
"(2) The development of a well-defined enterprise-wide business systems architecture and transition plan encompassing end-to-end business processes and capable of providing accurately and timely information in support of business decisions of the military department.
"(3) The implementation of the business transformation plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) and the business systems architecture and transition plan developed pursuant to paragraph (2).
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(3)
"(4)
"(d)
"(1) Transforming the budget, finance, accounting, and human resource operations of the military department in a manner that is consistent with the business transformation plan developed pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
"(2) Eliminating or replacing financial management systems of the military department that are inconsistent with the business systems architecture and transition plan developed pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
"(3) Ensuring that the business transformation plan and the business systems architecture and transition plan are implemented in a manner that is aggressive, realistic, and accurately measured.
"(4) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary of that military department determines are appropriate.
"(e)
"(1) the requirements of the Business Enterprise Architecture and Transition Plan developed by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 2222 of title 10, United States Code;
"(2) the Standard Financial Information Structure of the Department of Defense;
"(3) the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 [section 101(f) [title VIII] of title I of div. A of Pub. L. 104–208, 31 U.S.C. 3512 note] (and the amendments made by that Act); and
"(4) other applicable requirements of law and regulation.
"(f)
"(1)
"(2)
Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, §1005, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 301, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(b)
"(1) To eliminate or replace financial management systems of the Defense Agencies that are duplicative, redundant, or fail to comply with the standards set forth in subsection (d).
"(2) To transform the budget, finance, and accounting operations of the Defense Agencies to enable the Defense Agencies to achieve accurate and reliable financial information needed to support financial accountability and effective and efficient management decisions.
"(c)
"(1) the utilization of commercial, off-the-shelf technologies and web-based solutions;
"(2) a standardized technical environment and an open and accessible architecture; and
"(3) the implementation of common business processes, shared services, and common data structures.
"(d)
"(1) the requirements of the Business Enterprise Architecture and Transition Plan developed pursuant to section 2222 of title 10, United States Code;
"(2) the Standard Financial Information Structure of the Department of Defense;
"(3) the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 [section 101(f) [title VIII] of title I of div. A of Pub. L. 104–208, 31 U.S.C. 3512 note] (and the amendments made by that Act); and
"(4) other applicable requirements of law and regulation.
"(e)
"(1) Budget formulation.
"(2) Budget to report, including general ledger and trial balance.
"(3) Procure to pay, including commitments, obligations, and accounts payable.
"(4) Order to fulfill, including billing and accounts receivable.
"(5) Cost accounting.
"(6) Acquire to retire (account management).
"(7) Time and attendance and employee entitlement.
"(8) Grants financial management.
"(f)
"(g)
"(1) a board (to be known as the 'Configuration Control Board') to manage scope and cost changes to the Initiative; and
"(2) a program management office (to be known as the 'Program Management Office') to control and enforce assumptions made in the acquisition plan, the cost estimate, and the system integration contract for the Initiative, as directed by the Configuration Control Board.
"(h)
"(1) In at least one Defense Agency by not later than eight months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
"(2) In not less than five Defense Agencies by not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act."
LIMITATION ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT INITIATIVES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEPub. L. 109–364, div. A, title III, §321, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2144, as amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(g)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4376, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) consistent with the financial management improvement plan of the Department of Defense required by section 376(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3213); and
"(2) likely to improve internal controls or otherwise result in sustained improvements in the ability of the Department to produce timely, reliable, and complete financial management information.
"(b)
Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VIII, §811, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2316, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(c)
"(d)
"(1)
"(2)
1 So in original. No subpar. (B) has been enacted.
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