DAU offers E3 awareness resources.

As electronic systems have evolved, they have become more complex, and electromagnetic environmental effects and spectrum supportability and certification requirements have become critical factors in the ability to employ military systems and platforms effectively. Failure to consider E3 and/or spectrum early could result in program delays, additional cost or less than full operational capability. The solution starts with the availability of relevant educational materials. The Joint Spectrum Center has developed a wide variety of up-to-date E3 and Spectrum Supportability (SS) educational materials that are available to the entire DoD.

One tool is the Spectrum and EM Compliance Special Interest Area (SIA) within the DAU's Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) Web site at <https://acc.dau.mil/communitybrowser.aspx?id=18002>. The site is broken into several areas of related subject matter as follows:

* Spectrum and Electromagnetics 101 (background and basic educational information)

* Spectrum Supportability and DoD Policy and Guidance

* E3 and Spectrum Acquisition Requirements and Verification 

* Spectrum Supportability Determination Processes

* Electromagnetic Environmental Effects

* Service E3 and Spectrum Management Organizations (links to Service-specific resources, Web sites, etc.

* Tools (designed to facilitate the sharing of E3 and SS training resources)

* Community Connection.

Another tool is an online training module, CLE 018 "Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) and Spectrum Supportability (SS) for Acquisition Professionals," available through the DAU's Continuous Learning Center: <https://learn.dau.mil/html/clc/Clc.jsp>. The course gives an appreciation of how electromagnetic environmental effects and spectrum certification concerns impact systems acquisition, and provides an understanding of the tasks that must be undertaken during the acquisition process to ensure compatibility.