American forces press service (April 27, 2005): DAU and NDIA to sponsor Defense Systems Acquisition Management course offering for industry managers.

DAU and the National Defense Industrial Association will sponsor offerings of the Defense Systems Acquisition Management (DSAM) course for interested industry managers Sept. 19-23, at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, La. DSAM presents the same acquisition policy information provided to DoD students who attend the Defense Acquisition University courses for formal acquisition certification. It is designed to meet the needs of defense industry acquisition managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to:

* Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems, including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive and instruction) and the CJCS 3170 series (instruction and manual)

* Defense transformation initiatives related to systems acquisition

* Defense acquisition procedures and processes

* The planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process and the congressional budget process

* The relationship between the determination of military capability needs, resource allocation, science and technology activities, and acquisition programs.

For further information see "Courses Offered" under "Meetings and Events" at <http://www.NDIA.org>. Industry students contact Christina Buck at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail]. A few experienced government students may be selected to attend each offering. Government students must first contact Bruce Moler at [phone], or e-mail [e-mail] prior to registering with NDIA.

Online registration is available at: <http://register.ndia.org/interview/register.ndia?#July2005>.