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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:

Better Buying Power
Mission Areas
MDID ACAT I/IA Support

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News, policy, and media that support greater value and efficiency in defense acquisition.
  
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Defense Acquisition Policy Center
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Milestone Document Identification (MDID)
Major Defense Acquisition Program
Major Automated Information System
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System
JCIDS Process Diagram
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Requirements
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Related Training
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Life Cycle Framework
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Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution
What's PPBE
Planning
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Budgeting
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PPBE Biennial Cycles
Program Elements
PPBE Related Topics
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This page introduces and illustrates the Defense Acquisition System and provides a few links to the documents, multimedia, and training that support Defense Acquisition System.

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Suggested Reading
 Defense Acquisition Enterprise 2.0
Web 2.0 capabilities such as blogging, wikis, social networks, and others allows users to collaborate in new ways, and integrating Web 2.0 technologies across DoD could help streamline processes.
 Did You Remember to DID?
If your program team lacks strong communication and essential coordination among its members, it’s time to assess processes regarding Defining, Informing, and Documenting (DID).
 Distributed Testing
Many program managers and systems engineers may be unfamiliar with the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC), a distributed test program that can cost-effectively integrate live, virtual, and constructive test resources.
 Faster, Better, Cheaper Revisitede
NASA’s “Faster, Better, Cheaper” initiative has helpful and insightful lessons to provide for those involved in developing and fielding high-tech systems.
 Savvy Program Management
Do you know the issues, your capabilities, and the environment when it comes to your program? Improved awareness of those issues and others can help you obtain success.
 Scope Creep Horror
Arm yourself with good requirements, strength, determination, good processes, and planning, and you can defend against and even slay the scope creep monster that’s threatening your project.
 Test and Evaluation at the Speed of Need
As DoD acquires IT to enhance warfighting capabilities, the department needs to become more agile in all aspects of the IT acquisition system. Test, evaluation, and certification must move at the speed of need.
 The Future of Product Support
The Product Support Assessment Team (PSAT) was formed in 2008 of senior government and industry personnel to assess and offer an action plan for improving product life cycle support. The PSAT effort offers clearly defined, implementable recommendations to
 The Power and Politics of Program Management
Power and politics are inherent components of complex defense projects. PMs who recognize that and learn to wield power responsibly and address political issues when they arise can be more successful in achieving their program
 The Pulse of Performance
The vehicle cost report provides a hands-on view of program data that is easily relatable and understandable to both the layman and the analyst, providing a pulse of how the program is performing.
 We Don’t Dance Well
DoD acquisition programs involve a team effort between DoD and industry. Improved education and communication between the two, effectively applied, can strengthen the partnership.

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DAP Web Page
Policy Documents

DAP Web Page
Federal Acquisition Regulations

DAP Web Page
DAU Glossary

AKMS Service
Acquisition Community Connection
https://acc.dau.mil/

AKMS Service
Best Practices Clearinghouse
https://bpch.dau.mil/

AKMS Service
ACQuipedia
https://acquipedia.dau.mil

AKMS Service
PM e-Tool Kit
https://pmtoolkit.dau.mil/

AKMS Service
Defense Acquisition Guidebook
https://dag.dau.mil/

AKMS Service
Integrated Framework Chart
https://acc.dau.mil/ifc/

AKMS Service
Ask a Professor
https://akss.dau.mil/askaprof-akss/default.aspx

DAU Web Site
DAU Media Library
http://view.dau.mil/dauvideo/view/default.jhtml

External Web Site
WorkForce and Industry Ethics
http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/
Related Tools
Defense Acquisition Guidebook

Defense Acquisition Guidebook

 Integrated Life Cycle Chart

Integrated Life Cycle Chart

 ACQuipedia

ACQuipedia