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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:
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.
[References] Jul 07, 2004, USD (AT&L) Instructions for Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Implementation
[Tools & Forms] Nonmanufacturer Rule Decision Table
[Tools & Forms] Summary of FAR & DFARS requirements for Small Business Subcontracting Plan vs. Small Business Participation
[Tools & Forms] JSC Request Forms Library - Automated Forms
[Topic] LCSP Outline
[References] Mar 29, 2006, OSD Memorandum on Award Fee Contracts
[References] DFARS SUBPART 227
[References] DOD Defense Acquisition Guidebook
[References] US Military Standards
[References] Apr 24, 2013, USD (AT&L) Memorandum for implementing Better Buying Power 2.0 (http://bbp.dau.mil)
[References] 8 MAY 2012 Hot Topic Forum and Book Signing - Rearming for the cold war 1945-1960
[References] 12 July 2006 Hot Topic Forum: Ingredients for Technical Excellence
[Presentations] 21 February 2007 Hot Topic Forum: Congressional Research Service
[References] 11 January 2012 Hot Topic Forum: Helping Decision-Makers Make Informed, Timely Decisions on Your Program
[Community Meetings] BRAC Activities at Belvoir
[Presentations] 11 October 2006 Hot Topic Forum: Open Architecture
[Presentations] 30 March 2011 Hot Topic Forum on "Cloud Computing"
[Presentations] DAU Hot Topic Forum – Nov 7, 2014 – Getting to the Right Price
[Presentations] 25 June 2014 DAU Hot Topic Training Forum, “Strategic Sourcing – What it is and its impact on Contracting for Services”
[Presentations] 7 MAY 2014 DAU Hot Topic Forum, Adapting to Flexible Response, 1960-1968; volume II in the series “History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense.”
[Question] What are Third Party ServicesWed, 26 Oct 2016 05:31:43 -0400
[Question] Does anyone have contact information for orgs (military/civilian government/non-foreign contractor) that are true integrated DT/OT testers?Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:34:26 -0400
[Question] Can O&M funds be used against an RDT&E CLIN?Wed, 15 Jun 2016 20:35:32 -0400
[Question] MetricsFri, 25 Sep 2015 11:26:06 -0400
[Question] Universal TerminologyThu, 07 May 2015 20:22:00 -0400
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