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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

Sixteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.

Special Topics

Links to gateways about important topics outside the general portals and beyond the standard career fields:

 

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Access to scientific journals
9/6/2012 3:17:00 PM
Question: What is the best way to acquire access to scientific journals to be used for Navy work? (Are there any Federal, DoD, or Navy subscriptions we can become a part of? And how?) Answer: Check with the Navy Historical Library at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., with the Naval Resea...(More)


current funding future requirement
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Acces to a consolidated list of requirements
11/4/2011 4:33:00 PM
Question: Is there a single location where a member of the technology development community can go to view a listing of ALL validated requirements regardless of service? if not, is there a location that would have links to the appropriate sites for the services for listings of validated requirments...(More)


Project Officer
10/11/2011 5:48:00 PM
Question: Has there been a replacement for the DTM-09-016 on SCRM? The current directive, "DTM-09-016", says that it expired September 1, 2011. But I can find no other reference showing an update. I need this information for the PoPS brief. Answer:DTM-09-016 is on Supply Chain Risk Management. It ha...(More)


Accredited Models and Simulations
9/7/2011 11:04:00 AM
Question: Can you tell me if there is a list of accredited models and simulations and, if so, where they can be found? Answer:I suggest you contract the DoD's Modeling & Simulation Coordination Office (M&S CO). The M&S CO is the Executive Secretariat for DoD M&S Management in ...(More)


What is the difference between Consideration of Technology Issues document and a Technology Readiness Assessment?
8/30/2011 12:09:00 PM
Question: What is the difference between Consideration of Technology Issues document and a Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA)? Answer:Sections of the DAG are out of date and will not be updated by AT&L until later this year. In the meantime a new policy document and process has been establish...(More)


Is there a DoD or USAF limititation on length of Tech Development?
8/11/2011 5:25:00 PM
Question: I find nothing in DFAR or at DoD level that supports this assertion. Nor can I find any such restriction in AFPAM 63-128 or AFI 63-1201. Answer:Since  the question is concerned with Air Force policy, you should contact SAF/AQ at http://ww3.safaq.hq.af.mil/, or the Acquisition Suppo...(More)


Military Avionics Software Safety-Critical Compliance with DO-178B
6/21/2011 3:09:00 PM
Question: How is the military performing Software Safety-Critical compliance using DO-178B? For commercial aviation, this is certification process performed by the FAA using DO-178B. Which military agency? Answer:The military has for the past 12 years included DO-178B as a complimentary safety s...(More)


Military Avionics Software Safety-Critical Compliance with DO-178B
6/21/2011 3:09:00 PM
Question: How is the military performing Software Safety-Critical compliance using DO-178B? For commercial aviation, this is certification process performed by the FAA using DO-178B. Which military agency? Answer:The military has for the past 12 years included DO-178B as a complimentary safety s...(More)


What type of TDP drawing package is approrpriate in an EMD contract for an ACAT 2 program?
3/31/2011 4:20:00 PM
Question: What type of TDP drawing package is appropriate for this scanario in an EMD contract? Are the terms Level II and Level III still used? Answer:Regarding Level of Drawings: In 1975, DoD established (the now obsolete) three levels for defining engineering drawings; Level 1 – Conceptual ...(More)


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