DODIG-2025-076 - Recommendation D-2025-0076-D000AU-0001-0001.a-b

(U) Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment define pathway requirements for weapon system acquisitions and either:
a. (U) Update and implement DoD policy to require weapon system acquisitions to only operate within the six Adaptive Acquisition Framework pathways, or
b. (U) Update and implement DoD policy to provide guidance on how acquisition programs are to operate and report outside of the six Adaptive Acquisition Framework pathways, including:
(U) scenarios and timelines for which operating outside of a pathway is acceptable;
(U) alternative paths for acquisition programs to transition into;
(U) expectations on the length of time a transition should take; and
(U) reporting requirements for acquisition programs to report timely information for DoD and congressional oversight.