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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.
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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:
Steve Skotte
This page is the gateway page for Space Acquisition professionals. Here you will find information and links related to the Space Acquisition body of knowledge.
For more information, select any of the links under “Space Acquisition” in the menu on the top-left of the page.
Steve SkotteDirector
We established this site to make sure our space acquisition community has immediate access to the learning assets they need to sustain and enhance their overall performance. As you navigate through this virtual space, we hope you find it to be useful. There are approximately 6000 acquisition professionals in the DoD Space Acquisition field and they come from all the functional areas. They are concerned with researching, developing, acquiring, and sustaining the world's best military space systems. Their mission is to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities.
Read Space Acquisition Posts
DAU has a Space Variant of ACQ-203 specifically developed for space acquirers. This variant includes a space scenario and space acquisition policy considerations.
To enroll, click the "Enroll in a Course" button above.
To read the FY17 Space Acquisition Learning Asset Point Paper, click "here".
[References] National Security Space Institute (NSSI) Space News (14 Oct 2016)
[References] DAU Space Acquisition Learning Asset Point Paper for FY17
[References] HASC Subcommittee Hearing on Space Organization
[References] Defense Space Acquisitions: Too Early to Determine If Recent Changes Will Resolve Persistent Fragmentation in Management and Oversight; GAO-16-592R, Jul 27, 2016.
[References] Defense Weather Satellites: DOD Faces Acquisition Challenges for Addressing Capability Needs, GAO-16-769T: Jul 7, 2016
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