Policy
The following DoD and Services policy related to systems engineering provides the foundation for the DoD-wide systems engineering revitalization.
- OUSD(AT&L)
Memorandum, Policy for Systems Engineering in DoD [PDF,
718KB]
February 20, 2004 - OUSD(AT&L)
Memorandum, Implementing Systems Engineering Plans in DoD Programs–Interim
Guidance [PDF, 126KB]
March 30, 2004 - OUSD(AT&L)
Memorandum, Policy Addendum for Systems Engineering [PDF,
74KB]
October 22, 2004 - OUSD(AT&L)
Memorandum, Delegation of Approval Authority for Systems Engineering
Plans [PDF, 16KB]
November 21, 2007 - Department of Defense 5000 Series
Service Policy
- ASA(ALT)
Memorandum, Army Systems Engineering Policy [PDF,
250KB]
June 13, 2005 - ASA(ALT)
Memorandum, Reliability of U.S. Army Materiel Systems [PDF,
408KB]
December 6, 2007 - SAF
Memorandum, Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Requirements Memo [PDF,
79KB]
March 14, 2007 - SAF/AQ
Memorandum, Air Force Systems Engineering Policy [PDF,
57KB], Attachment
1 [PDF, 56KB] and Attachment
2 [PDF, 131KB] (Restricted access)
October 7, 2005 - SAF/AQ
Memorandum, Delegation of Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Approval
Authority to SAF/AQR [PDF, 27KB]
March 18, 2008 - Air
Force Instruction 63-101, Operations of Capabilities Based Acquisition
System
July 29, 2005 - Air
Force Instruction 63-1201, Life Cycle Systems Engineering
July 23, 2007 - Air
Force Materiel Command Instruction 63-1201, Implementing Operational
Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness (OSSE) and Life Cycle Systems
Engineering
March 22, 2007 - ASN
(RD&A) Memorandum, Revised Policy for DoN Systems Engineering
Plan (SEP) Review and Approval [PDF, 446KB]
April 27, 2006 - ASN
(RD&A) Memorandum, Amplification of Policy for DoN Systems
Engineering Plan (SEP) Review and Approval [PDF,
281KB]
November 16, 2007