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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:
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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.
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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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Sixteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.
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Links to gateways about important topics outside the general portals and beyond the standard career fields:
This page is the one-stop source for information
Lenn Vincent
RADM, USN (Ret)
DAU Industry Chair
and links about industry support for defense acquisition.
For more information, select any of the links under “Industry” in the menu on the top-left.
The defense industry's role in Equipping the Force could be better defined as… responsible for the design of systems meeting DoD performance parameters, performing developmental testing, manufacturing/producing the system, and (if called upon to do so) providing a significant level of logistic support. Thus, their role is to design, test, produce, and logistically support almost all our weapon and space systems. Far more than just 'support', or provide 'active cooperation'. In other words, U.S. Military superiority is significantly enhanced by the mutual and active cooperation between the private and public sectors.
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Judge's ruling on Army program could have wide effect on DoD acquisition - Washington Examiner (blog)Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:01:42 GMTUpstartJudge's ruling on Army program could have wide effect on DoD acquisitionWashington Examiner (blog)A federal judge has issued an injunction against the U.S. Army in a preliminary ruling that finds the service may have violated a 1994 law that requires the government to give preference to c...(More)
DoD issues annual acquisition performance review - American Society of Military ComptrollersFri, 28 Oct 2016 19:43:57 GMTGPS World magazineDoD issues annual acquisition performance reviewAmerican Society of Military ComptrollersThe Department of Defense has recently released the fourth in a series of annual performance reviews of the DoD acquisition system. Frank Kendall, who has been Under Secretary of Defense for Ac...(More)
Frank Kendall: DoD Acquisition Programs Cost Growth Hits 30-Year Low - ExecutiveGovTue, 25 Oct 2016 16:40:53 GMTFrank Kendall: DoD Acquisition Programs Cost Growth Hits 30-Year LowExecutiveGovFrank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, has said the Defense Department has reached a 30-year low in cost growth on major acquisition programs, Defense One reported Monday. Marcus...(More)
DoD: Acquisition Shows Improvement (But Still Needs It) - Lexology (registration)Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:55:26 GMTDoD: Acquisition Shows Improvement (But Still Needs It)Lexology (registration)On October 24, 2016, DoD released its annual report on the performance of the defense acquisition system – the fourth in a series continuing a “long-term effort to bring data-driven decision making to acquisition policy.” ...(More)
Pentagon Official Announces Lower Cost Growth in Latest Acquisition Report - Department of DefenseWed, 26 Oct 2016 19:07:47 GMTDepartment of DefensePentagon Official Announces Lower Cost Growth in Latest Acquisition ReportDepartment of DefenseWASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2016 — As he concludes five years in the position, the undersecretary for acquisition,technology and logistics, announced the release of the 2016 Performance of th...(More)
U.S. Military superiority cannot be maintained without the active cooperation of the private sector, which today controls a greater share of critical U.S. resources than in the past. At the same time, the health of U.S. industry is dependent on the Department of Defense to maintain the security and freedom to continue to do business as usual.
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