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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:

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.

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Purpose: The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has established a Competitive Sourcing Community of Practice (CoP) to serve as a repository for Competitive Sourcing, A-76 information. It incorporates the elements of the DAU Performance Learning Module (PLM) and provides career-long training and resources for applicable personnel within the Federal workforce. Click here to view the PLM

 

Mission Statement: This A-76 CoP is the center for developing competitive sourcing training and also provides competitive sourcing consulting services. DAU training and knowledge sharing is available to the federal competitive sourcing community.