Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management

This tenth edition of Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management includes revisions to the regulatory framework for Defense systems acquisition from the December 2008 Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02, the Weapons System Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, and the July 2009 version of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System Manual. This edition also reflects the 2010 change from a biennial to an annual Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process. This publication is designed to be both an introduction to the world of defense systems acquisition management for the newcomer and a summary level refresher for the practitioner who has been away from the business for a few years. It focuses on Department of Defense-wide management policies and procedures, not on the details of any specific defense system. The document is based on numerous source documents. For the reader who wishes to dig deeper into this complex area, a list of Web site addresses is provided after the last chapter. Every attempt has been made to minimize acronyms. Commonly used acronyms are spelled out the first time they are used in each chapter. More difficult or rarely used terms are spelled out each time for ease of reading. Initial capitalization has been kept to a minimum to increase readability.