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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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And popular AT&L Career Fields Gateways:
Portals
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:
Kathy Spainhower
This is the Defense Acquisition Portal front page to the Acquisition Community Connection (ACC). From here you can glimpse some of the information and links availlable in the ACC.
For more information, select any of the links under “Communities of Practice” in the menu on the top-left.
[Question] Post Charter?
[Question] Can one contractor evaluate another contractors past performance during a source selection?
[Topic] Additional Resources & Tools
[Topic] The PBL Journey
[Topic] PBL GAO & DoD IG Reports
[Topic] DoD & OFPP Policy & Guidance
[Topic] Tools
[Learning Materials] Navy Installation Spectrum Managers Guide Feb 2005
[Topic] Joint Spectrum Center (JSC) E3/SS Awareness Training and E3/Spectrum Conferences
[Topic] DoD Policy and Instructions
[Presentations] 3 OCT 2012 Hot Topic Forum on "Lobbyists, Congressional Staffers, and the Defense Acquisition Process"
[Community Event] Hot Topic Forum and Book Signing - Rearming for the cold war 1945-1960
[Community Event] 11 January 2012 Hot Topic Forum: Helping Decision-Makers Make Informed, Timely Decisions on Your Program
[Presentations] Wondering what the term "Nanotechnology" is all about? Does it have defense applications?
[Community Meetings] BRAC Activities at Belvoir
[Presentations] 30 March 2011 Hot Topic Forum on "Cloud Computing"
[Processes & Methods] Program Success Metrics - 19 Jan 2006 Hot Topic Forum:
[Presentations] Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter(NR KPP) Brief - 12 Aug 2005 Hot Topic Forum:
[Presentations] 21 Oct 2010 Hot Topic Forum: "Doing More With Less - How to Juggle Multiple Projects Effectively and Stay Sane at the Same Time!"
[Community Event] 12 July 2006 Hot Topic Forum: Ingredients for Technical Excellence
[Question] Can one contractor evaluate another contractors past performance during a source selection?Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:25:25 -0500
[Question] Tailoring ARRT (Acquisition Requirements Roadmap Tool) to support Task Order Contract Execution?Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:42:33 -0500
[Question] Can I get an update on the access to Abridged PN/WUC/NIIN Cross-Reference for Sam.Kale@gdit.comWed, 13 Feb 2013 14:17:43 -0500
[Question] dod gpc guidance when paying for COTS trainingFri, 01 Feb 2013 18:06:40 -0500
[Question] Post Charter?Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:32:25 -0500
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