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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.
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.
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News, policy, and media that support greater value and efficiency in defense acquisition.
Welcome to the Defense Acquisition University, a best-in-class corporate university for the Defense Acquisition Workforce. Everything we do at DAU is for you, the acquisition professional—from classroom and on-line courses, career management, continuous learning modules, knowledge-sharing assets, communities of practice, research, mission assistance, to consulting. As your learning partner, we plan to be with you in the classroom, on-line, and in your workplace, whenever and wherever you need DAU learning and performance-support assets.
With that in mind, we have intensified our efforts to provide not only the best classroom and on-line training, but also real-time DAU resources before, during, and after the training. Given the rapid pace of change, we are leveraging all of our learning concepts and technologies to provide the right knowledge and skills at your learning point of need.
Most important, all our courses and learning assets are meant to help you develop and manage acquisition programs, projects, and systems that continue to make our nationrsquo;s warfighters the best-equipped armed forces in the world. To emphasize our commitment to your future success, we maintain as our strategic vision, “Enabling the Defense Acquisition Workforce to achieve the right acquisition outcomes.”
Frank J. Anderson, Jr.PresidentDefense Acquisition University
After being accepted for admission into a DAU course, you will receive an e-mail from the University with instructions on how to proceed. In the case of online courses, an e-mail will explain how to access the course material online and will identify an instructor associated with that class. For classroom courses, you will receive an e-mail with specific reporting instructions and information on housing, meals, facilities, and appropriate classroom attire.
Each Service Acquisition Career Management Office or parent organization funds travel expenses and per diem for eligible students based on Service- or agency-specific policy. You should consult the appropriate Acquisition Career Management Office for policy and guidance concerning travel requirements. Contact information is provided on the “Apply for a Course” page.
It is very important that you arrive with a government credit card to pay for all legitimate travel-related expenses or, if needed, draw cash advances in lieu of receiving advance per diem payments. DAU cannot process travel claims or provide advance per diem payments. You should know the name and telephone number of the government credit card program coordinator for your Service or organization so you know whom to contact for government credit card questions.