Senate NDAA: Defense Tech and Acquisition

A concise summary of the acquisition-related provisions in the Senate’s draft NDAA.

The SASC approved their version of the FY24 NDAA. The full Senate will take up debate this week. We provide a summary of key provisions below grouped conveniently into 5 sections:

• Our Top Five

• Important But Less Immediately Impactful

• Less Impactful But Important For Awareness

• Pilot Programs

• Relevant Reports and Studies

OUR TOP FIVE HIGH IMPACT PROVISIONS

1. Modernizing the Requirements Process (Section 802)

2. Establishing OSD Roles For Joint Warfighting (Section 904)

3. Multi-Year Procurement Modification (Section 801)

4. Earned Value Management Modification (Section 815)

5. Focused CSO Opportunities (Section 805)