INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCES.

SEC. 1123. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCES.(a) Independent Study.—The Secretary of Defense shall commission an independent study to identify the features of successful personnel management systems of the highly technical and scientific workforces of the Department of Defense laboratories and similar scientific facilities and institutions.119 STAT. 3454(b) Elements.—The study required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) An examination of the personnel management authorities under statute or regulation currently being used, or available for use, at Department of Defense demonstration laboratories to assist in the management of the workforce of such laboratories.(2) A list of personnel management authorities and practices critical to successful mission execution, obtained through interviews with selected, premier government and private sector laboratory directors.(3) A comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense technical workforce management authorities and practices with that of other similar entities. (4) Such recommendations as are considered appropriate for the effective use of available personnel management authorities to ensure the successful personnel management of the highly technical and scientific workforce of the Department of Defense.