Program Engagement and Independent Assessments

Abstract

Development Test Evaluation and Assessment activities include the following functions: • Provide Systems Engineering support to MDAPs. Review the systems engineering plans (SEPs) and activities for major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs). • Monitor and advise USD(R&E) and USD(A&S) on technical and engineering aspects of MDAPs and select alternate acquisition pathway programs to ensure they are adequate to support fielding and the achievement of cost, schedule and performance goals to include readiness, i.e. producibility, reliability, maintainability, sustainment, and other considerations. • Conceive plans and lead independent technical risk assessments and command directed technical risk assessments of MDAP under OSD purview and other select alternate acquisition programs to ensure program success. Conducts or approves ITRAs on MDAPs. • Conceive plans and conducts Preliminary and Critical Design Review Assessments of MDAP under OSD purview. • Provides basis for critical technology and manufacturing process determinations and certifications of MDAP under OSD purview in support of U.S.C. 10 Sec 2366 requirements. • Provide risk assessments to support the development of cost, schedule, and performance targets required by U.S.C. 10 Sec 2448a. • Support acceleration of USD(R&E)’s modernization initiatives in accordance with the National Defense Strategy. • Conduct other technical reviews as requested, such as Nunn-McCurdy certification reviews, Non-Advocate Reviews, focused technical assessments, and software readiness reviews to identify and mitigate program risk. • Oversee Service and other Component organizations implementation of engineering initiatives and approve or conduct independent assessments. • Guide Service and other component organizations in the development planning process to ensure proposed MDAP programs are executable within acceptable levels of risk.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 144_0605142D8Z_6_0400_PB_2022

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• Defense Acquisition Program Management