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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:
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
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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.
Applications
AT&L Knowledge Management Systems (AKMS) applications.
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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:
Acquisition Community Connection
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Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") refers to any means of settling disputes outside of the courtroom. ADR typically includes arbitration, mediation, early neutral evaluation, and conciliation. As burgeoning court queues, rising costs of litigation, and time delays continue to plague litigants, more states have begun experimenting with ADR programs. Some of these programs are voluntary; others are mandatory.
The two most common forms of ADR are arbitration and mediation. Arbitration is a simplified version of a trial involving no discovery and simplified rules of evidence. Either both sides agree on one arbitrator, or each side selects one arbitrator and the two arbitrators elect the third to comprise a panel. Arbitration hearings usually last only a few hours and the opinions are not public record. Arbitration has long been used in labor, construction, and securities regulation, but is now gaining popularity in other business disputes.
Title 9 of the U.S. Code establishes Federal law supporting arbitration. It is based on Congress's plenary power over interstate commerce. Where it applies its terms prevail over state law. There are, however, numerous state laws on ADR. Thirty-five states have adopted the Uniform Arbitration Act as state law. Thus, the arbitration agreement and decision of the arbiter may be enforceable under state and federal law.
[Learning Materials] Electronic Guide to Federal Procurement ADR
[Tools & Forms] Tinker (Air Force Base) Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Toolkit
[Learning Materials] The Role of Leadership in Partnering - Kathryn I. Hall
[Learning Materials] STRICOM Partnering for Success - Army
[Learning Materials] Strengthening Partnering Behavior by Richard Allbritton and Anne Smith
[Regulatory] Statutes, Executive Orders and Regulations
[Lessons Learned] Simulation Based Acquisition Lessons Learned: SMART Collaboration for Future Combat Systems
[Learning Materials] Renewing The Federal Government-University Research Partnership for the 21st Century - Cost Sharing
[Examples] Partners in Government
[Learning Materials] Partnering: A Promising Process Now a Proven Tool
[Question] DON ADR Program
[Question] URL Update and Comment
[Learning Materials] Arbitration and Mediation Rules
[Learning Materials] Mini-trials
[Related Websites] Pentagon Library
[Related Websites] Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)
[References] Improving the Collection and Use of Contractor Performance and Integrity Information
[Related Websites] GSA-Get It Right Program
[Related Websites] Copyrights