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119-s-2600119th Congress

A bill to require a Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational structure for digital solutions.

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

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Summary

Optimizing the Department of Defense's organization for digital solutions engineering. This bill would direct the Defense Science Board to study current structures and recommend the best organizational model to develop, deploy, and sustain software, artificial intelligence, and data tools across the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments.

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  • Defense leadership and staff: The study will map existing responsibilities and integration challenges and weigh options like creating a new agency, folding functions into an existing agency, or hybrid models. It will assess governance, execution frameworks, and coordination with combatant commands.
  • Software teams and workforce: The review will evaluate capability gaps and recommend unique hiring authorities, acquisition flexibilities, and workforce changes to speed delivery and improve software, AI, and data engineering across services.
  • Congress and implementation: A final report is due to the Secretary by February 1, 2027 and then to congressional defense committees within 30 days. The report must include cost and resource implications, an implementation timeline with milestones, legislative or regulatory changes needed, risk mitigation, and success metrics.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

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