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News, announcements, training, search functions, Ask-a-Professor, and similar services with direct links supporting DoD acquisition.

Acquisition Process

Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:

Workforce

Information on career management, the DoD Human Capital Initiative, career planning, leader­ship training, over­arching planning and guidance documents, and relevant professional organizations.

Policy

Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.

Communities
of Practice

Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.

Training and
Continuous Learning

Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.

Industry

Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
 
 

Functional Gateways

Fifteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.

Special Topics

Spcial Topics:

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Better Buying Power

News, policy, and media that support greater value and efficiency in defense acquisition.
 


 
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In this section of the site you will find Federal Register Notices & Amendments, and Operating Procedures.

Federal Register Notices

January 8, 1999, Federal Register: OPM approved and published the project plan for the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) in this Federal Register.

May 21, 2001, Federal Register (Amendment): (1) Corrects discrepancies in the list of occupational series included in the project and (2) authorizes managers to offer a buy-in to Federal employees entering the project after initial implementation.

April 24, 2002, Federal Register (Amendment): (1) Makes employees in the top broadband level of their career path eligible to receive a “very high” overall contribution score and (2) reduces the minimum rating period under CCAS to 90 consecutive calendar days.

July 1, 2002, Federal Register (Amendment): Lists all organizations that are eligible to participate in the project and (2) makes the resulting adjustments to the table that describes the project’s workforce demographics and union representation.

October 16, 2002, Federal Register (Intent to Amend): Proposes to amend the demonstration project by changing the method for determining and translating retention service credit. A subsequent Federal Register Notice implementing the proposed amendment was never published.

October 4, 2006, Federal Register (Amendment): (1) Provides authorization for an out-of-cycle payout under CCAS prior to transition to NSPS and (2) addresses procedures for conversion of employees from this demonstration project to NSPS.

Operating Procedures

The AcqDemo Operating Procedures are designed to outline the demonstration project processes, including detailed information on specific procedures. The Operating Procedures detail the changes to the existing human resources management system and how to implement those changes as part of a unified demonstration. The document may be downloaded by selecting the link below.