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 123STA T . 1 7 11 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 23 —M A Y 22, 2 0 0 9Technol o gy,a n dL og ist ics and shall r e p ort to the U nder S ec - retary .‘ ‘ (4)CO O RDINAT ION W IT H DIR EC TOR O FSY STE M S EN G INEERING. — The D irector o f De v elop m ental Test and E val u ation shall closely coordinate w ith the Director of Systems Engineering to ensure that the developmental test and evalua- tion activities of the Department of Defense are fully integrated into and consistent with the systems engineering and develop- ment planning processes of the Department. ‘‘( 5 )D U TIES.—The Director shall— ‘‘( A ) develop policies and guidance for— ‘‘(i) the conduct of developmental test and evalua- tion in the Department of Defense (including integra- tion and developmental testing of software) ‘‘(ii) in coordination with the Director of O per- ational Test and Evaluation, the integration of develop- mental test and evaluation with operational test and evaluation; ‘‘(iii) the conduct of developmental test and evalua- tion conducted j ointly b y more than one military department or Defense Agency; ‘‘( B ) review and approve the developmental test and evaluation plan within the test and evaluation master plan for each major defense ac q uisition program of the Depart- ment of Defense; ‘‘(C) monitor and review the developmental test and evaluation activities of the major defense acquisition pro- grams; ‘‘(D) provide advocacy, oversight, and guidance to ele- ments of the acquisition wor k force responsible for develop- mental test and evaluation; ‘‘(E) periodically review the organi z ations and capabili- ties of the military departments with respect to develop- mental test and evaluation and identify needed changes or improvements to such organizations and capabilities, and provide input regarding needed changes or improve- ments for the test and evaluation strategic plan developed in accordance with section 196 (d) of this title; and ‘‘( F ) perform such other activities relating to the developmental test and evaluation activities of the Depart- ment of Defense as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may prescribe. ‘‘(6) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Director has access to all records and data of the Department of Defense (including the records and data of each military department and including classified and pro- priety information, as appropriate) that the Director considers necessary in order to carry out the Director ’ s duties under this subsection. ‘‘( 7 ) CONCURRENT SER V ICE AS DIRECTOR OF DE P ARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CENTER.—The indi- vidual serving as the Director of Developmental Test and Evaluation may also serve concurrently as the Director of the Department of Defense Test R esource M anagement Center under section 196 of this title. ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.— Polic i es.