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Acquisition & Logistics Excellence: an internet listing tailored to the professional acquisition workforce.


Acquisition Central

http://acquisition.gov

Shared systems and tools to help the federal acquisition community and the government's business partners conduct business efficiently.

Acquisition Community Connection (ACC See adaptive cruise control. )

http://acc.dau.mil

Policies, procedures, tools, references, publications, Web links, and lessons learned for risk management, contracting, system engineering, total ownership cost.

Aging Systems Sustainment and Enabling Technologies (ASSET)

http://asset.okstate.edu/asset/index.htm

A government-academic-industry partnership. ASSET program-developed technologies and processes increase the DoD supply base, reduce time and cost associated with parts procurement, and enhance military readiness.

Air Force (Acquisition)

www.safaq.hq.af.mil

Policy; career development and training opportunities; reducing TOC; library; links.

Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command of the United States Air Force.  (AFMC) Contracting Laboratory's FAR Site

http://farsite.hill.af.mil

FAR search tool; Commerce Business Daily announcements (CBDNet); Federal Register; electronic forms library.

Army Acquisition Support Center

http://asc.army.mil

News; policy; Army AL & T Magazine; programs; career information; events; training opportunities.

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)

https://webportal.saalt.army.mil

ACAT ACAT

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Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE)

www.aacei.org

Promotes planning and management of cost and schedules; online technical library; bookstore; technical development; distance learning; etc.

Association of Old Crows The Association of Old Crows is a nonprofit international professional organization specializing in electronic warfare, information operations, and related topics. The organization's headquarters are located in Alexandria, Virginia.  (AOC AOC,
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www.crows.org

News; conventions, courses; Journal of Electronic Defense.

Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC)

www.aptac-us.org

PTACs nationwide assist businesses with government contracting issues.

Central Contractor Registry

http://www.ccr.gov/

Registration for businesses wishing to do business with the federal government under a FAR-based contract.

Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled

www.abilityone.gov

Information and guidance to federal customers on the requirements of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act.

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and Defense Systems Management College (DSMO)

www.dau.mil

DAU Course Catalog; Defense AT & L magazine and Defense Acquisition Review Journal; DAU/DSMC course schedules; educational resources.

DAU Alumni Association

www.dauaa.org

Acquisition tools and resources; government and related links; career opportunities; member forums.

DAU Distance Learning Courses

www.dau.mil/registrar/enroll.asp

DAU online courses.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of).  (DARPA)

www.darpa.mil

News releases; current solicitations; "Doing Business with DARPA."

Defense Business Transformation Agency (BTA)

www.acq.osd.mil/scst/index.htm

Policy; newsletters; Central Contractor Registration The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is the primary supplier database for the U.S. Federal government. The CCR collects data from suppliers, validates and stores this data, and disseminates it to various government acquisition agencies.  (CCR); assistance centers; DoD EC partners.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

www.disa.mil

Structure and mission of DISA; Defense Information System Network; Defense Message System; Global Command and Control System Highly mobile, deployable command and control system supporting forces for joint and multinational operations across the range of military operations, any time and anywhere in the world with compatible, interoperable, and integrated command, control, communications, computers, and .

Defense Modeling and Simulation Office The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office is "the catalyst organization for Department of Defense modeling and simulation and ensures that modeling and simulation technology development is consistent with other related initiatives." External links
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www.dmso.mil

DoD Modeling and Simulation Master Plan; document library; events; services.

Defense Technical Information Center Noun 1. Defense Technical Information Center - the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
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www.dtic.mil/

DTIC's scientific and technical information network (STINET) is one of DoD's largest available repositories of scientific, research, and engineering information. Hosts over 100 DoD Web sites.

Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP)

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap

Procurement and acquisition policy news and events; reference library; DPAP organizational breakout; acquisition education and training policy, guidance.

DoD Defense Standardization Program

www.dsp.dla.mil

DoD standardization; points of contact; FAQs; military specifications and standards reform; newsletters; training; nongovernment standards; links.

DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI)

www.esi.mil

Joint project to implement true software enterprise management process within DoD.

DoD Inspector General Publications

www.dodig.osd.mil/pubs/

Audit and evaluation reports; IG testimony; planned and ongoing audit projects of interest to the AT & L community.

DoD Office of Technology Transition

www.acq.osd.mil/ott

Information about and links to OTT's programs.

DoD Systems Engineering

www.acq.osd.mil/se

IPolicies, guides and other information on SE and related topics, including developmental T & E and acquisition program support.

Earned Value Management Earned Value Management (commonly abbreviated and referred to just as EVM) is a project management technique that seeks to measure forward progress in an objective manner. EVM is touted as having a unique ability to combine measurements of technical performance (i.e.  

www.acq.osd.mil/pm

Implementation of earned value management; latest policy changes; standards; international developments.

Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, VA, www.eia.org) A membership organization founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturing Association. It sets standards for consumer products and electronic components. )

www.eia.org

Government relations department; links to issues councils; market research assistance.

Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)

https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/faitas

Virtual campus for learning opportunities; information access and performance support.

Federal Acquisition Jumpstation

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.htm

Procurement and acquisition servers by contracting activity; CBDNet; reference library.

Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control  (FAA)

www.asu.faa.gov

Online policy and guidance for all aspects of the acquisition process.

Federal Business Opportunities

www.fedbizopps.gov

FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.

Federal R & D Project Summaries

www.osti.gov/fedrnd/about

Portal to information on federal research projects; search databases at different agencies.

Federal Research in Progress (FEDRIP)

http://grc.ntis.gov/fedrip.htm

Information on federally funded projects in the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences.

Fedworld Information

www.fedworld.gov

Comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering, and acquiring government and business information.

Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.  (GAO)

http://.gao.gov

GAO reports;policy and guidance; FAQs.

General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records.  (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. )

www.gsa.gov

Online shopping for commercial items to support government interests.

Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)

www.gidep.org

Federally funded co-op of government-industry participants, providing electronic forum to exchange technical information essential to research, design, development, production, and operational phases of the life cycle of systems, facilities, and equipment.

GOV.Research_Center

http://grc.ntis.gov

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), and National Information Services Corporation (NISC) joint venture single-point access to government information.

Integrated Dual-Use Commercial Companies (IDCC)

www.idcc.org
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