The wording in the changed statement identified in Turr's post corresponds to this extrat from the US Department of Defence Sirective - The defence Aquisition System.

It looks to me that POET has passed the approval process.

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/500001p.pdf

E1.1.11. Integrated Test and Evaluation. Test and evaluation shall be integrated throughout the defense acquisition process. Test and evaluation shall be structured to provide essential information to decision-makers, assess attainment of technical performance parameters, and determine whether systems are operationally effective, suitable, survivable, and safe for intended use. The conduct of test and evaluation, integrated with modeling and simulation, shall facilitate learning, assess technology maturity and interoperability, facilitate integration into fielded forces, and confirm performance against documented capability needs and adversary capabilities as described in the system threat assessment.