This act is organized into four divisions as follows. The latest national defense authorization act shows congress recognizes the benefits of agile practices and that greater adoption by the department of defense could help project and program outcomes. Bill strengthens protections for military whistleblowers and improves procedures for correcting military records. Dec 22, 2016 hamas, and other nonstate and state adversaries, have taken up drone warfare. With the annexes, appendices and the conference report harmonizing the two chambers versions, the final document is 3,076 pages long. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 ndaa preimplementation controls. Jan 10, 20 buried within the ndaa legislation in section 937 pp. Under section 837 of the national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year 2015, the administrator of gsa shall identify and develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and dissemination of software. Introduced in house 05182015 sensible oversight for technology which advances regulatory efficiency act or the software act. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the depart ment of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the depart ment of energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Obama signed the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016. Congress revisits the data rights statutes and advances. These initiatives have been spearheaded by several important laws and regulations, including the national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year 2016, which was implemented by the section 809 panel, secretary of the army initiatives and strategic reforms from the office of the deputy assistant secretary of the army for procurement. Jun 24, 2019 security is a top concern for the majority of school systems.
Ndaa requires army to buy intelligence software commercially. Department of defense technology offset program to build and maintain the. Nov 25, 2015 statement by the president today i have signed into law s. Dod published a proposed rule in the federal register at 81 fr 53101 on august 11, 2016, to amend the dfars to implement the requirements of sections 851 through 853 and 855 through 857 of the national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year fy 2016 pub. The fy 2017 national defense authorization act ndaa recognizes this reality and takes some important steps in tackling the threat of adversary drones operating against our own military, in both foreign and domestic airspace. Ndaafederal contractor whistleblower protection whistleblower protections under the national defense authorization act w0085821 remediesdamages for ndaa whistleblower retaliation. Dec 23, 2016 the fy 2017 national defense authorization act ndaa recognizes this reality and takes some important steps in tackling the threat of adversary drones operating against our own military, in both foreign and domestic airspace. Congress responded in the fy 2017 ndaa by defining a major system interface as a shared boundary between or amongst system platforms and system components that is defined by various physical, logical, and functional characteristics, such as electrical, mechanical, fluidic, optical, radio frequency, data, networking, or software. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 2015.
Obama signs defense bill, establishing antipropaganda center. There was much handwringing from the ignorant gun control pushers, obama issued a statement opposing the change and that amendment sadly disappeared from the senate. President obama vetoed the first version of the gfy 2016 ndaa and so a second version was submitted. Ndaa and the counterdrone challenge center for security policy. The mammoth piece of annual legislation often includes brandnew projects and policy provisions. Washington after a federal judge put a stop to the armys current plan to develop its intelligence analysis framework.
Federal register defense federal acquisition regulation. National defense authorization act archives inside. National defense authorization act gfy 2016 version 2 nick sanders president obama vetoed the first version of the gfy 2016 ndaa and so a second version was submitted. As has become a happy tradition, bob antonios wonderful wifcon site has published an analysis of the ndaa. Before leaving town last week, the house passed the national defense authorization act by a vote of 35166. As previously discussed on this blog, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2017 and the ndaa for fiscal year 2018 imposed new limitations on when the department of defense can use lowest price technically acceptable source selection methods. Under section 837 of the national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year 2015, the administrator of gsa shall identify and develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and dissemination of software, as well as compliance with end user license agreements. National defense authorization act gfy 2016 version 2. Justin amash mi04 ken buck co04 jimmy duncan tn02 morgan griffith va09. Jan 03, 2018 national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year 2019. For fiscal year 2019, the ndaa section 889, prohibits the u. On wednesday, may, 2015, the house will begin consideration of h. Department of defense technology offset program to build and main tain the.
Ordered to be printed srobinson on dsk5sptvn1prod with hearing verdate sep 11 2014 20. Nov 30, 2016 ndaa requires army to buy intelligence software commercially. Hamas, and other nonstate and state adversaries, have taken up drone warfare. Federal register small business government contracting and. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the department of defense. Housepassed ndaa includes key cyber provisions signal. Security is a top concern for the majority of school systems. At almost 1,000 pages long it will direct funding for procurement, research, and operation of defense technology, establish military policy, and address other matters pertaining to national defense. The legislation the fiscal 2019 national defense authorization act ndaa seeks closer collaboration between the departments of defense and homeland security in defending against hackers, asks for quick notification of data breaches of military personnel, and continues to crack down on foreignmade telecom products that are deemed. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016, signed. Program fraud civil remedies statute for the department of defense and the.
National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016. Obama signs ndaa 2014, indefinite detention remains salon. Justin johnson former senior policy analyst for defense budgeting policy, center for national defense, davis institute for. Deep in the depths of the senatepassed national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year fy 2018, provisions have been injected that could harm already vulnerable department of defense dod information technology it systems and place national security at risk. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 authorizes fy2016 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the department of defense dod, military construction, and the national security programs of the department of energy doe. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2017.
Federal register small business government contracting. Ndaa provision could bring software savings to dod fcw. Mac thornberry rtx, and was referred to the committee on armed services, which ordered the bill reported, as amended. Jun 16, 2016 senate approves national defense authorization act with provisions to update military healthcare, reform defense procurement by ripon advance news service june 16, 2016 the senate approved that national defense authorization act ndaa on tuesday, which includes the pentagons first major update in 30 years and defense acquisition reforms. Senate approves national defense authorization act with provisions to update military healthcare, reform defense procurement by ripon advance news service june 16, 2016 the senate approved that national defense authorization act ndaa on tuesday, which includes the pentagons first major update in 30 years and defense acquisition reforms. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on agile software devel. Senate approves national defense authorization act with. National defense authorization act for fy16 on may 14, 2015, the senate armed services committee reported out the national defense authorization act of fiscal year 2016 by a vote of 224. The national defense authorization act of 20 passed the senate with a 980 vote.
House of representatives passed their version of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020, h. Ndaa and the counterdrone challenge center for security. The final rule implements sections 1621, 1623, 1651, 1652, 1653 and 1654 of the national defense authorization act of 20, public law 112239, 126 stat. A provision in the 2017 national defense authorization act ndaa would require the army to halt development of data management software if a commercial alternative would suffice to perform the mission. Ndaa would force army to buy commercial data management. The ndaa is a huge federal law that among other things specifies the budget and expenditures for the department. Ndaa 2016 and the it reform warfighters need medium. Requirement to establish the use of an agile devops software devel.
National defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year 2019. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2017 h. Ndaa federal contractor whistleblower protection whistleblower protections under the national defense authorization act w0085821 remediesdamages for ndaa whistleblower retaliation. Justin johnson former senior policy analyst for defense budgeting policy, center for. The fy 2017 national defense authorization act ndaa recognizes this reality and takes some important steps in. I vetoed an earlier version of this legislation that failed to authorize funding for our national defense in a fiscally responsible manner. Our fieldwork was performed from december 7, 2016 through march 27, 2017, at the federal retirement thrift investment boards staffs agency headquarters in washington, d. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 sec. Nov 05, 2015 on october 20th, senator john mccain and congressman mac thornberry discussed the national defense authorization act, hosted by the brookings institution. It already cleared the house last friday in a 37534 vote. Remedies include reinstatement, back pay, uncapped compensatory damages emotional distress damages and attorney fees and costs.
As far as we can tell, the second version will become public law. Yesterday, the chairman of the house armed service committee announced that house and senate negotiators have reached an agreement on the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 ndaa. The conference report on the 3,000page bill released. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 h.
This bill amends the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act to define health software as software that does not acquire, process, or analyze data from an in vitro diagnostic device or signal acquisition system, is not an accessory or part of a medical. Aegis refurbishment and ship modernization the committee notes that the department of the navy has a significant challenges associated with the modernization of the destroyer and cruiser force structure. Cybersecurity and acquisition reforms in the fy 2016 national. The fy 2017 national defense authorization act ndaa recognizes. On october 20th, senator john mccain and congressman mac thornberry discussed the national defense authorization act, hosted by the brookings institution. Ndaa robust whistleblower protection maryland zuckerman law. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. Mccain national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2019. The ndaa is a huge federal law that among other things specifies. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2016 is a comprehensive defense spending bill.
National defense authorization act ndaa introduction the john s. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the. National defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year. The white house has threatened to veto the senate version of the annual defense policy bill, citing opposition to key provisions on acquisition and cybersecurity policy, among a litany of other. Middle tier acquisition mta is an rapid acquisition interim approach that focuses on delivering capability in a period of 25 years. The interim approach was granted by congress in the fy16 national defense authorization act ndaa section 804 and is not be subject to the joint capabilities integration development sysytem jcids and dod directive 5000. Back in may, an amendment was added to the house version of the national defense authorization act ndaa which would have changed cmp charter to allow them to sell surplus 1911s. Dec 15, 2012 the national defense authorization act of 20 passed the senate with a 980 vote. Statement by the president today i have signed into law s. Congress took action with respect to some of these concerns with the ndaa john s. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Department of defense technology offset program to build and main. The interim approach was granted by congress in the fy16 national defense authorization act ndaa section 804 and is not be subject to the joint capabilities integration development sysytem jcids and dod. Senate passes bipartisan military whistleblower and correction board reforms in national defense authorization act wednesday, june 15, 2016. The house and senate are out of session this week for the memorial day recess. Section 122a2 of the john warner national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2007 public law 109364. The department of defense dod has made progress in complying with most legislative provisions for managing its defense business systems, but additional actions are needed. In addition, it makes several other changes needed to clarify ambiguities in or remedy perceived problems with the current regulations. Sections 881886 of the ndaa pave the way for the dod to use open source software for most of its systems. This new rule implements section 847 of the national defense authorization act ndaa for fy 2018 pub. Mccain national defense authorization ndaa is a united states federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the u. Known as the ndaa, the annual legislation authorizes policy measures for the defense department.
Dec 31, 2019 middle tier acquisition mta is an rapid acquisition interim approach that focuses on delivering capability in a period of 25 years. Fiscal year 2016 funding levels for the global positioning system gps program. Mccain national defense authorization act for fiscal. Buried within the ndaa legislation in section 937 pp. This law prohibits the purchase or use of specific video surveillance vendors, as well as system vendors and component suppliers. The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018. Dod requested ndaa bill text senate armed services. Our scope period for testing was january 1, 2016 through december 31, 2016.
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