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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.
Communitiesof 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 andContinuous 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.
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Fifteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.
Special Topics
Spcial Topics:
Better Buying Power Mission Areas MDID ACAT I/IA Support
Better Buying Power
News, policy, and media that support greater value and efficiency in defense acquisition.
This page is the one-stop source for information
Lenn Vincent
RADM, USN (Ret)
DAU Industry Chair
and links about industry support for defense acquisition.
For more information, select any of the links under “Industry” in the menu on the top-left.
The defense industry's role in Equipping the Force could be better defined as… responsible for the design of systems meeting DoD performance parameters, performing developmental testing, manufacturing/producing the system, and (if called upon to do so) providing a significant level of logistic support. Thus, their role is to design, test, produce, and logistically support almost all our weapon and space systems. Far more than just 'support', or provide 'active cooperation'. In other words, U.S. Military superiority is significantly enhanced by the mutual and active cooperation between the private and public sectors.
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U.S. Military superiority cannot be maintained without the active cooperation of the private sector, which today controls a greater share of critical U.S. resources than in the past. At the same time, the health of U.S. industry is dependent on the Department of Defense to maintain the security and freedom to continue to do business as usual.
DAP Web PagePolicy Documents
DAP Web PageFederal Acquisition Regulations
AKMS ServiceAcquisition Community Connection https://acc.dau.mil/
AKMS ServiceBest Practices Clearinghouse https://bpch.dau.mil/
AKMS ServiceACQuipedia https://acquipedia.dau.mil
AKMS ServicePM e-Tool Kit https://pmtoolkit.dau.mil/
AKMS ServiceDefense Acquisition Guidebook https://acc.dau.mil/dag
AKMS ServiceIntegrated Life Cycle Charthttps://ilc.dau.mil/
AKMS ServiceAsk a Professor https://dap.dau.mil/aap/pages/default.aspx
DAU Web SiteDAU Media Library http://view.dau.mil/dauvideo/view/default.jhtml
External Web SiteWorkForce and Industry Ethics http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/
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