Interim Report of the Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Regulations

Abstract

The Section 809 Panel was established by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 to address a fundamental problem: The way the Department of Defense (DoD) buys what it needs to equip its warfighters is from another era, one in which the global strategic landscape was entirely different. The Section 809 Panel final report will provide specific, data-driven recommendations that, if implemented, will do the following: Enable DoD to be more adaptable in the face of a rapidly changing threat environment; Make DoD a more attractive customer in the new, dynamic defense marketplace; Enable DoD to use scarce resources allocated to procurement more efficiently; Simplify the acquisition process so goods and services can be purchased in a timely manner without unnecessary burden; Encourage and incentivize the workforce to make sound, mission-driven decisions.