§1761. Management information system

(a) In General.-The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to ensure that the military departments and Defense Agencies establish a management information system capable of providing standardized information to the Secretary on persons serving in acquisition positions.

(b) Minimum Information.-The management information system shall, at a minimum, provide for-

(1) the collection and retention of information concerning the qualifications, assignments, and tenure of persons in the acquisition workforce;

(2) any exceptions and waivers granted with respect to the application of qualification, assignment, and tenure policies, procedures, and practices to such persons;

(3) relative promotion rates for military personnel in the acquisition workforce; and

(4) collection of the information necessary for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology and the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirements of section 1762 for the years in which that section is in effect.

(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, §1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1653 ; amended Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IX, §904(d)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1728 .)

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology" for "Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition".

Establishment of Management Information System

Section 1209(k) of Pub. L. 101–510 provided that:

"(1) Not later than October 1, 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the requirements under section 1761 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1202), including data elements, for the uniform management information system.

"(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the requirements prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) are implemented not later than October 1, 1992."