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 12 2 STA T .4397PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 417 —O CT. 14 , 200 8other or ganiz ation s an d entities inside and o u tside the D e p art m ent .‘ ‘ (3)A des c ription o f the conduct of j oint concept de v e l op - ment and e x perimentation , and of the conduct of concept development and experimentation by each of the military departments, during the t w o-year period ending on the date of such report with respect to the development of warfighting concepts for operational scenarios more than 10 years in the future, including — ‘‘(A) the funding involved ‘‘( B ) the number of activities engaged in; ‘‘( C ) the forces involved; ‘‘(D) the challenges addressed; ‘‘( E ) the operational concepts assessed; ‘‘( F ) the technologies assessed; ‘‘( G ) the scenarios and measures of effectiveness uti- lized; and ‘‘( H ) specific interactions with the commanders of the combatant commands and with other organizations and entities inside and outside the Department. ‘‘( 4 ) A description of the mechanisms used to coordinate joint, service, interagency, Coalition, and other appropriate con- cept development and experimentation activities. ‘‘( 5 ) An assessment of the return on investment in concept development and experimentation activities, including a description of the following

‘‘(A) S pecific outcomes and impacts within the Depart- ment of the results of past joint and service concept development and experimentation in terms of new doctrine, operational concepts, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, or the allocation of resources, or in activities that terminated support for legacy concepts, programs, or systems. ‘‘(B) Specific actions ta k en to implement the rec- ommendations of the Commander of U nited States J oint Forces Command based on joint concept development and experimentation activities. ‘‘( 6 ) Such recommendations (based primarily on the results of joint and service concept development and experimentation) as the Secretary considers appropriate for enhancing the development of joint warfighting capabilities by modifying activities throughout the Department relating to— ‘‘(A) the development or ac q uisition of specific advanced technologies, systems, or weapons or systems platforms; ‘‘(B) key systems attributes and key performance parameters for the development or acquisition of advanced technologies and systems; ‘‘(C) joint or service doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership development, personnel, or facilities; ‘‘(D) the reduction or elimination of redundant equip- ment and forces, including the synchronization of the development and fielding of advanced technologies among the armed forces to enable the development and execution of joint operational concepts; and ‘‘(E) the development or modification of initial capabili- ties documents, operational requirements, and relative

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