Defense acquisition structures and capabilities review report.Section 814 of the National Defense Authorization Act The National Defense Authorization Act is the name of a United States federal law that is enacted each fiscal year to specify the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. (NDAA NDAA National Defense Authorization Act NDAA National District Attorneys Association NDAA Non-Developmental Airlift Aircraft NDAA National Democratic Action Association NDAA National Dunking Association of America NDAA Nebraska Dental Assistants Association ) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 directed the Defense Acquisition University (DAU DAU - /dow/ [German Fidonet] D"ummster Anzunehmender User. A German acronym for stupidest imaginable user. From the engineering-slang GAU for Gr"osster Anzunehmender Unfall (worst foreseeable accident), especially of a LNG tank farm plant or something with similarly disastrous ), under the authority of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is the title of a high-level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and advisor to both the Secretary of Defense , to review acquisition structures and capabilities of the Department of Defense (DoD). This review included the military departments, defense agencies, and other DoD organizations with significant acquisition functions. In light of recently completed reports that addressed broader acquisition issues, this review focused on organizational structures and workforce. The scope included surveying 64 organizations in the military departments, 17 defense agencies and field activities, and three combatant commands (COCOMs); and interviewing 46 executives and thought leaders in related fields. Also, more than 150 reports, books, and documents were reviewed along with DoD acquisition program outcomes over the past 25 years. This is the most comprehensive review of the DoD acquisition workforce since the congressional studies leading to passage of the 1991 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) was signed into law in November 1990. It requires the Department of Defense to establish education and training standards, requirements, and courses for the civilian and military workforce. (DAWIA DAWIA Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 ). This report, which presents the results of the review, covers three major areas: organization, workforce, and recommendations. The report was provided to the Congress on June 26, 2007. View the report at <http://www.dau.mil/Spotlight/doc/Final%20Final%20Report.pdf>. |
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