; and (9) other relevant organizations and individuals. (d) Enabling data, tools, and systems (1) Assessment of existing data sources, systems, and tools (A) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of Defense, and the Defense Security Service (or successor entity), shall assess the extent to which existing systems of record relevant to risk assessments and contracting are producing, exposing, and timely maintaining valid and reliable data for the purposes of the Department’s continuous assessment and mitigation of risks in the defense industrial base. (B) Elements The assessment required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following elements: (i) Identification of the necessary source data, to include data from contractors, intelligence and security activities, program offices, and commercial research entities. (ii) A description of the modern data infrastructure, tools, and applications and what changes would improve the effectiveness and efficiency of mitigating the risks described in subsection (b)(2). (iii) An assessment of the following systems owned or operated outside of the Department of Defense: (I) The Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). (II) The System for Award Management (SAM). (III) The Federal Procurement Data System–Next Generation (FPDS-NG). (iv) An assessment of systems owned or operated by the Department of Defense, including the Defense Security Service (or successor entity) and other defense agencies and field activities used to capture and analyze the performance of vendors and contractors. (2) Modernization of data collection, exposure, and analysis methods Based on the findings pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a unified set of activities to modernize the systems of record, data sources and collection methods, and data exposure mechanisms. The unified set of activities should feature— (A) the ability to continuously collect