Army Regulation AR 73-1 Test and Evaluation Policy Manual PDF Download (EN)

Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Army Regulation 73–1 Test and Evaluation Test and Evaluation Policy Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 1 August 2006 UNCLASSIFIED

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Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 73–1 Test and Evaluation Policy This administrative revision, dated 1 August 2006-- o Corrects sentence wording (para 2-23ac(1)). o Clarifies a responsibility of the General, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (para 2-23ac(1)). This rapid action revision, dated 10 July 2006-- o Addresses 6 April 2006 Deputy Under Secretary of the Army decision that directed Test and Evaluation Restructuring which-- --Disestablishes the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research) and establishes an Army Test and Evaluation Executive under the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (chap 2).

--Clarifies the test and evaluation responsibilities between the Army Test and Evaluation Executive and the Test and Evaluation Management Agency (chap 2). o Adds test and evaluation responsibilities for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (chap 2). o Clarifies Headquarters Department of the Army participation in test and evaluation working-level integrated process teams (chap 8). o Requires test and evaluation working-level integrated process teams to minimize use of the term “to be determined” in Test and Evaluation Master Plans (chap 10). o Clarifies project manager responsibilities and procedures regarding the staffing and approval of Test and Evaluation Master Plans (chap 10).

o Adds Program Executive Officer responsibilities and procedures regarding the staffing and approval of Test and Evaluation Master Plans (chap 10).

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Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com o Clarifies Test and Evaluation Management Agency responsibilities and procedures regarding the staffing and approval of Test and Evaluation Master Plans (chap 10). This rapid action revision, dated 10 November 2004-- o Implements guidance from: Office of the Chief of Staff memorandum, Subject: Installation Management Agency Organization and Operations Review and Update of Army Publications, 11 May 2004; Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management memorandum, Subject:

Installation Management Agency Organization and Operations Review and Update of Army Publications , 26 July 2004; and Department of the Army General Order 2002-03, 9 July 2002, which-- --Adds the Installation Management Agency under current responsibilities for organizations involved in Test and Evaluation (chap 2). --Clarifies Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research) (Army T&E Executive) responsibilities regarding approval of all test-related documentation (chap 2). o Provides current policy guidance to reflect the cancellation of the Long- Range Army Materiel Requirements Plan as a plan (para 4-3c). o Makes administrative changes throughout.

This revision, dated 7 January 2002-- o Implements guidance from Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5000.1, DOD Instruction 5000.2, DOD Regulation 5000.2-R, and Executive Order 12861 that-- --Incorporates software policy and procedures into the hardware acquisition documents by canceling DODD 8120.1, DOD Instruction 8120.2, DOD Instruction 7920.4, and DOD Manual 7920.2-M and merging their content into the current versions of DODD 5000.1, DODI 5000.2, and DOD 5000.2-R. This new guidance also incorporates software policies and procedures into the normal acquisition regulation by establishing guiding principles for all defense acquisition.

--Specifies mandatory polices and procedures for major acquisition and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, and information technology (formerly automated information systems) in DOD 5000.2-R. --Institutionalizes Integrated Product Teams incorporated by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994. o Provides current policy guidance to reflect-- --The consolidation of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and the U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command into a single, consolidated U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command; --Other organizational changes occurring since publication of the previous version of this regulation.

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Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com o Provides current responsibilities for organizations involved in Test and Evaluation (chap 2). o Adds guidance concerning the Army Test Resources Master Plan that establishes the test and evaluation vision and goals needed to properly align Army Test and Evaluation investments in support of the Army Modernization Plan (para 11-10).Provides current Army test and evaluation policy for live fire test and evaluation, international testing, joint test and evaluation, clothing and individual equipment testing, software testing, and integrated testing.

o Consolidates and incorporates Army Regulation (AR) 15-38, Test Schedule and Review Committee, and AR 70-69, Major Range and Test Facility Base.

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