3.  RESPONSIBILITIES

    a. MDAs shall establish mandatory procedures for assigned programs. These procedures shall not exceed the requirements for MDAPs and MAIS and other acquisition programs established in this Instruction or in Reference (b).

    b. The Heads of the DoD Components shall keep the issuance of any directives, instructions, policy memorandums, or regulations necessary to implement the mandatory procedures contained in this Instruction and Reference (b) to a minimum. Waivers or requests for exceptions to the provisions of this Instruction shall be submitted to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD(NII)), or the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), as appropriate, via the Component Acquisition Executive (CAE). Statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute specifically provides for waiver of the stated requirements.