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Featured - Latest DAU Glossary

Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms,
13th Edition, November 2009

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The Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms contains most acronyms, abbreviations, and terms commonly used in the systems acquisition process within the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense industries. It focuses on terms with generic DoD application but also includes some Service-unique terms.

The Glossary has been extensively revised to reflect the publication of the revised 5000 Series and changes in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).

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Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms
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Glossaries and Acronyms
 Glossary: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms, 13th Edition, November 2009
As updated Februrary 2011
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Army Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms (ABCA) On-Line Users Manual
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MDA Glossary, VER. 4.0 supersedes the MDA Glossary dated October 1997.
 Defense Modeling and Simulation Glossary and Acronyms
https://www.dmso.mil/public/resources/glossary/
 DFAS Abbreviations and Acronyms
http://www.defenselink.mil/dfas/library/acronyms.htm
 DoD Dictionary of Military Terms
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/index.html
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https://www.thedacs.com/topics/acronym/
 Globemaster Dictionary
http://www.globemaster.de/html/dictionary.html
 Glossary of Acquisition Terms
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_BASIC&contentId=14617
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