[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 64 (Monday, May 3, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E730-E731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IMPLEMENTING MANAGEMENT FOR PERFORMANCE AND RELATED REFORMS TO OBTAIN 
                 VALUE IN EVERY ACQUISITION ACT OF 2010

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                               speech of

                         HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2010

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5013) to 
     amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
     performance management of the defense acquisition system, and 
     for other purposes:

  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Chair, I want to thank the members of the House Armed 
Services Committee as well as Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member 
McKeon for their support in bringing this bill to the floor today. I 
also appreciate their leadership in incorporating language from the 
Turner Amendment into the en bloc amendment in Committee, which was 
approved when the bill was reported out last week.
  Our effectiveness on the battlefields of tomorrow relies in part on 
our ability to foster the innovation and technology that have made 
American armed forces the strongest in the world. As is the case with 
so many military issues, as we consider this bill we must ensure we 
consider our most important and precious resource: The service members 
who serve our country in the military. My amendment seeks to assist 
service members in their training and education.
  The Turner Amendment also seeks to ensure that DoD leverages the 
acquisition educational centers of excellence already in place. These 
organizations of excellence--such as those at Defense Acquisition 
University and the Air Force Institute of Technology, known as 
``AFIT,'' located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base--do an excellent 
job of educating acquisition professionals.
  By enhancing and improving the programs at these existing 
institutions, my amendment will validate appropriate and effective 
acquisition curricula, and leverage institutional knowledge, 
educational professionals, and best practices. Finally, the amendment 
directs organizations to identify sufficient funding amounts required 
for training and education.
  Training requirements for personnel are important, and we must ensure 
that our educational institutions provide the updated and improved 
curricula to meet these requirements. We must also ensure the 
Department of Defense is planning ahead and providing the necessary 
resources to train the next generation of acquisition professionals.
  I thank my colleagues for their unanimous bipartisan support for the 
Turner Amendment language incorporated in this reform legislation.
    

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