REVIEW OF ARMY DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM.

SEC. 923. REVIEW OF ARMY DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM. (a) Review.—The Secretary of the Army shall direct the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council to— (1) review the Distributed Common Ground System program of the Army; and (2) report the results of such review to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Elements.—The review required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an assessment of the current acquisition strategy for the Distributed Common Ground System program of the Army to determine the relevance of such program to the current and emerging needs of the Army, including evolving technology needs and architectural strategies; (2) an assessment of the current technology performance to meet existing program requirements, including interoperability, net-readiness, and functional performance for both cloud-enabled and disconnected operations; (3) an analysis of competitive procedures that allow new and emerging capabilities, including integration of quick reaction capabilities, to be rapidly integrated into the architecture, including through the use of product fly-offs using standardized, Government-provided common data sets that allow for equitable comparisons of capabilities; (4) an analysis of the current technological path to ensure such path incorporates current best practices from industry and is in concert with the emerging needs and requirements of the Joint Information Environment; (5) an assessment of such program to ensure appropriate investments in human systems integration are being made to ensure interface usability; (6) an assessment of such program to ensure enterprise knowledge management and training requirements are commensurate with the anticipated force structure of the Army for the decade following the date of the enactment of this Act; and (7) recommendations for any changes that may be needed as a result of the review.