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News, announcements, training, search functions, Ask-a-Professor, and similar services with direct links supporting DoD acquisition.
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
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.
Applications
AT&L Knowledge Management Systems (AKMS) applications.
Displays tabs for additional AT&L Special Topics Gateways:
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:
The Defense Acquisition University offers an entire platform of learning assets to meet the career-long needs of the DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) workforce. At the foundation of these learning assets are the training courses DAU delivers in the classroom and online via our virtual campus. Included in DAU’s inventory of learning assets are a variety of short, online courses designed to meet your continuous learning needs. A number of these training and continuous learning courses have been designated as mandatory for certification in the various acquisition career fields for AT&L workforce members.
Information associated with DAU courses includes:
DAU’s Interactive Catalog (iCatalog) provides the most up-to-date information regarding the university’s classroom and on-line learning assets. In it you will find all you need to know regarding the university’s:
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