; (7) retire and replace the Department of Defense Architecture Framework with a new structure focused on enabling interoperability through application program interfaces, enterprise architectures and platforms, and government and commercial standards; and (8) ensure that requirements processes for software, artificial intelligence, data, and related capability areas enable a more rapid, dynamic, and iterative approach than the requirements processes for traditional hardware systems. (c) Elements With respect to the implementation of the process required by subsection (a), the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— (1) collaborate with industry partners, contractors of the Department and nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code), and Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories (as designated under section 4121(b) of title 10, United States Code) regarding the development of the streamlined requirements development process under subsection (a) to ensure such process effectively uses the innovation ecosystem (as defined in section 236(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 10 U.S.C. 4001 note)); (2) develop a formal career path, training, and structure for requirements managers; and (3) publish new policies, guidance, and templates for the operational, requirements, and acquisition workforces online in digital formats. (d) Interim report Not later than October 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the development and implementation of the process required by subsection (a), including— (1) a description of the efforts to develop and implement the streamlined requirements development process under subsection (a); (2) the plans of the Department of Defense to implement, communicate, and continuously improve the requirements development process required by subsection (a)