Defense Acquisition University
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The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is a
History
The University Charter was created in October 1991 by Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5000.57. Originally a loose consortium of existing training commands, DAU worked to standardize the training courses and establish mechanisms that allowed for centralized management of training funds for the DoD workforce.
In the late 1990s, the consortium arrangement was replaced by a centralized structure, more like that of a corporate university. By 2014, DAU had grown to the point of graduating 181,970 students.[3]
Leadership
DAU was headed by a Commandant until the year 2000 when it became a civilian institution, and since then the chief executive position has the title "President." DAU's Commandants and Presidents have included William L. Vincent (1991–1993),
Locations
DAU is headquartered at
- DAU Capital and Northeast, located at Fort Belvoir, provides services to The Pentagon and Washington DC Department of Defense agencies, and acquisition& sustainment organizations throughout the Northeast. It serves a workforce of about 35,000 people.[6]
- Defense Systems Management College, also located at Ft Belvoir, on the same campus as the Capital and Northeast Region[7]
- DAU Mid-Atlantic, located in Patuxent River Naval Air Station)[8]
- DAU South, in Huntsville, Alabama on Redstone Arsenal, serving 41,000+ members[9]
- DAU Midwest, located in Kettering, Ohio (just outside Wright-Patterson Air Force Base), serving 25,000+ members[10]
- DAU West in San Diego, serving 30,013 people (as of 2021)[11]
- Various satellite locations at major military commands
Admissions and costs
U.S. Federal employees and
Training and certificates
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The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requires Defense Acquisition Workforce members to be certified for the positions they hold. DAU offers training courses for all Defense Acquisition Workforce members in 7 functional areas and at three certification levels.[13]
Functional Areas:
- Auditing
- Business:
- Financial Management
- Cost Estimating
- Contracting
- Engineering and Technical Management
- Life Cycle Logistics
- Program Management
- Test and Evaluation
The American Council on Education (ACE) assigns ACE credits to various DAU courses. DAU coursework can apply toward college and university degrees and certificates at some partner institutions.[14]
Defense Acquisition Guide
The Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) is a text developed to aid in the understanding and implementation of United States Department of Defense Acquisition practices under the DoD Directive 5000 series. This text, also available in web-accessed electronic format and web-structured HTML basis (see https://aaf.dau.edu/guidebooks/) provides insight to a life cycle view and functional roles within the lifecycle of acquisitions.[15]
In 2002 the DOD 5000.2-R became the Interim Defense Acquisition Guidebook.[16]
Mission assistance
DAU instructors are available to consult and assist acquisition organizations in the design and review of processes and internal training when they are not teaching. They can also provide workshops and specific topic instruction in areas of interest or concern tailored to a specific organization.
Hacking incident
In July 2011 a hacking incident occurred affecting DAU's Web-based training site. This incident occurred on a vendor's network that provided the learning management system's underlying source code[17] and inhibited access to online courses for almost two months. While DAU was not hacked, U.S. Cyber Command (U.S. CYBERCOM) evaluated the risk level to DAU's system based on the incident that occurred on the vendor's network, and temporarily suspended online training courses to secure the system and protect students' personal information.
See also
- Military acquisition
- Joint Capabilities Integration Development System
- Federal Acquisition Regulation
References
- ^ "DAU Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ "DAU Accredited" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ "DAU Historical Leadership". Archived from the original on 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "Organization Chart" (PDF). Defense Acquisition University. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Capital & Northeast Region (Fort Belvoir, VA )". Defense Acquisition University. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Defense Systems Management College (DSMC)". Defense Acquisition University. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Mid-Atlantic Region (Patuxent River, MD)". Defense Acquisition University. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "South Region (Huntsville, AL)". Defense Acquisition University. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Midwest Region (Kettering, OH)". Defense Acquisition University. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "West Region (San Diego, CA)". Defense Acquisition University. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Eligibility and costs". Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ 10 U.S. Code Chapter 87 - DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
- ^ DAU website Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ DSMC Has Hot Topics for Everyone in Defense Acquisition!. Publications Department, Research and Information Division, Defense Systems Management College. 1992.
- ISBN 978-1780397887. Archived from the original(PDF) on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ Bright, Peter (2011-07-12). "'Military Meltdown Monday' — 90K Military Usernames, Hashes Released". Wired. www.wired.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook, 28 June 2013 PDFs Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook, 16 September 2013 PDF Archived 5 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook, Feb 2017 PDF[dead link]
- Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) html format at Defense Acquisition University
- DoD Directive 5000.01
- DoD Instruction 5000.02
- Recent Policy and Guides Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine at Defense Acquisition University
- Acquisition Community Center page Archived 2013-06-28 at the Wayback Machine at Defense Acquisition University