Subject: Implementation of Section 141, Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 DEC 13 2005 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: Implementation of Section 141, Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act The National Defense Authorization Act is the name of a United States federal law that is enacted each fiscal year to specify the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. for Fiscal Year 2005 Section 141 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, Pub. L. No. 108-375, requires the Department to revise regulations, directives, and guidance to require the following with respect to "covered systems": (1) an assessment of warfighter survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. and of system suitability against asymmetric threats as part of the development of system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. ; and, (2) key performance parameters for force protection and survivability as part of the documentation of system requirements. "Covered systems" means any of the following systems that are expected to be deployed in an asymmetric threat environment: (1) any manned system; or (2) any equipment intended to enhance personnel survivability. These requirements do not apply to systems that entered low-rate initial production (LRIP LRIP Low Rate Initial Production LRIP Limited Rate Initial Production LRIP Logistics Readiness Improvement Program ) before October 28, 2004. All other covered systems must meet the requirements of section 141, regardless of acquisition category and regardless of whether the system's requirements documents have been approved previously. With respect to programs using an evolutionary approach In computer science, an evolutionary approach is an acquisition strategy that defines, develops, produces or acquires, and fields an initial hardware or software increment (or block) of operational capability. , section 141 applies to each increment To add a number to another number. Incrementing a counter means adding 1 to its current value. that had not entered LRIP prior to October 28, 2004. This policy is effective immediately. Department of defense Instruction 5000.2 and associated policies will be revised consistent with this direction. |
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