PROGRAM WORK FORCE POLICIES.

SEC. 838. PROGRAM WORK FORCE POLICIES. (a) Encouragement of Excellence.—The Secretary of Defense shall review the incentives and personnel actions available to the Secretary for encouraging excellence in the acquisition work force of the Department of Defense and should provide an enhanced system of incentives, in accordance with the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (title XII of Public Law 101–510) and other applicable law, for the encouragement of excellence in the work force of a program participating in the Defense Acquisition Pilot Program. (b) Incentives.—The Secretary of Defense may consider providing for program executive officers, program managers, and other acquisition personnel of defense acquisition programs participating in the Defense Acquisition Pilot Program an enhanced system of incentives which— (1) in accordance with applicable law, relates pay to performance; and (2) provides for consideration of the extent to which the performance of such personnel contributes to the achievement of cost goals, schedule goals, and performance goals established for such programs.