Promotion Rate for Officers in an Acquisition Corps.
Abstract
This report is submitted in response to section 849 of Public Law (Pub. L.) 105-85; "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998,." that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (USD(A&T)) report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an assessment of the extent to which each military department is complying with the requirement set forth in section 1731(b) of title 10, United States Code. Section 1731(b) requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the quality of officers selected for an Acquisition Corps (AC) be such that the AC officers may be expected to achieve promotion parity with those not in the Acquisition Corps. The intent is to ensure that the Services select high quality officers to perform acquisition duties. This report assesses the success of the Department of Defense in meeting that requirement. This is the second of the three reports to be provided under this section. The first report was prepared in January 1998 and provided comments and data for fiscal years 1994 through 1997. This report provides a discussion of the promotion rates of AC officers for the grades of Lieutenant Colonel/Commander (0-5) through Major General/Rear Admiral (0-8) in comparison to their non-acquisition counterparts for each military department for fiscal years 1998 and prior. As we reported last year, the statutory promotion expectations for military acquisition professionals are not being realized equally well at all levels within all Services. I view the negative trends with concern and intend to address these issues in the coming year. We will continue to monitor the promotion rates in 1999 and will provide a third and final report in January of 2000.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA365324
Entities
Organizations
- Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense