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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition provides oversight and policy direction for the DoD's acquisition system, major defense acquisitions programs and space and intelligence acquisitions.
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09/10/2012
PARCA Releases New Integrated Program Management Report
ASD(A)'s Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA) office has released a new Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID). Effective July 1, 2012, for all future contracts awarded based on solicitations or requests for proposal issued on or after that date, the IPMR takes a major step towards improving the integration of cost and schedule information by combining the Contract Performance Report (CPR) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) into a single integrated report consistent with robust, disciplined program management. Click here to read the ASD/OUSD AT&L release Memorandum dated 19 June 2012.