Description

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This publication, Army Regulation AR 73-1 Test and Evaluation Policy June 2018, implements the test and evaluation policies and procedures contained within DODD 3200.11, DODD 5000.01, DODI 5000.02, DODI 5134.17, and AR 70-1, and specifically prescribes implementing policies for the Army's testing and evaluation program. It applies to all systems acquired under the auspices of the AR 70-series. This regulation implements test and evaluation policy in support of accelerated/rapid acquisition initiatives, capabilities development for rapid transition, and cyber electromagnetic activities. This regulation states implementing polices and responsibilities for conducting test and evaluation and authorizes the procedures in DA Pam 73-1. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. It also applies to personnel involved in all phases of test and evaluation in research, development, acquisition, and support of materiel items and systems. It applies to the test and evaluation of all Department of the Army acquisition programs, including information technology systems (also designated as national security systems or defense business systems); special access programs (unless specifically excepted per program charter); medical systems; computer resources integral to those items or systems; system and non-system training aids, devices, simulations, and simulators; embedded training; embedded testing; and instrumentation, targets, and threat simulators. It applies to command, control, communications, and computers/information technology systems where the Army is the executive agent for another organization or Service or where a command, control, communications, and computers/information technology system is developed co-operatively with other governments unless such organizations can assure their compliance.