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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.
Special Topics
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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.
Welcome to the ACAT I/IA Support Area.
Defined in 10 USC § 2430 as a Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition program that is not a highly sensitive classified program (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) and that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a major defense acquisition program, or that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure for research, development, test, and evaluation of more than $365,000,000 (updated to FY 2000 constant dollars) or an eventual total expenditure for procurement of more than $2,190,000,000 (updated to FY 2000 constant dollars).
By DoD policy, MDAPs are broken out into two sub-categories: ACAT ID and ACAT IC.
The board of Principals and Advisors on which the USD(AT&L) serves as Chairman in the oversight of ACAT ID (D for “DAB”) programs and on which the USD(AT&L) serves as MDA.
The Military Department or Defense Agency to whom the USD(AT&L) has delegated Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) for oversight of Acquisition Category (ACAT) IC (C for “Component”) programs.