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§1761 Management information system

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 87— - DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS › § 1761

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must write rules so each military department and Defense Agency creates a management information system that gives the Secretary standard data about people in acquisition jobs. The system must collect and keep records on qualifications, assignments and length of service; any exceptions or waivers to those rules; and relative promotion rates for military acquisition personnel.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §1761

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(a)The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to ensure that the military departments and Defense Agencies establish a management information system capable of providing standardized information to the Secretary on persons serving in acquisition positions.
(b)The management information system shall, at a minimum, provide for the following:
(1)The collection and retention of information concerning the qualifications, assignments, and tenure of persons in the acquisition workforce.
(2)Any exceptions and waivers granted with respect to the application of qualification, assignment, and tenure policies, procedures, and practices to such persons.
(3)Relative promotion rates for military personnel in the acquisition workforce.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “provide for the following:” for “provide for—” in introductory provisions, capitalized first letter of first word in pars. (1) to (3), substituted period for semicolon at end in pars. (1) and (2), substituted period for “; and” at end in par. (3), and struck out par. (4) which read as follows: “collection of the information necessary for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirements of section 1762 for the years in which that section is in effect.” 2001—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology”. 1993—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Establishment of Management Information System Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1209(k), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1667, required the Secretary of Defense to prescribe in

Regulations

the requirements under this section for the uniform management information system by Oct. 1, 1991, and ensure that the requirements were implemented by Oct. 1, 1992.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 1761

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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