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It is this combination of pathways that encourages and enables flexibility and creativity.


6 PATHWAYS


There are six pathways within the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF). Additional information on the path- ways, decision points and phases (or equivalents), information requirements and other criteria are identi- fied in DOD Instruction (DODI) 5000.02 and with more specificity in the DODI that corresponds to each AAF acquisition pathway as follows:


• For urgent capability acquisition (UCA), DODI 5000.81 and paragraph 2-7 of AR 70-1.


• For Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA), DODI 5000.80 and paragraph 2-8 of AR 70-1.


• For Major Capability Acquisition (MCA), DODI 5000.85 and paragraph 2-9 of AR 70-1.


• For software acquisition, DODI 5000.87 and paragraph 2-10 AR 70-1.


• For defense business systems (DBS), DODI 5000.75 and paragraph 2-11 of AR 70-1.


• For acquisition of services, DODI 5000.74 and paragraph 2-12 of AR 70-1.


Additional details and active links to overarching poli- cies, functional policies, service and agency policies, and acquisition guides for each AAF pathway can be found at aaf.dau.edu.


pathway but also provides the framework for engineering appli- cation requirements. It provides overarching guidance on the application of systems engineering as well as streamlining or tailoring the requirements of the System Engineering Plan (SEP) as it relates to a standalone SEP or having it nested within the Simplified Acquisition Management Plan.


AR 70-1 is the culmination of how the Army acquisition commu- nity has revamped its internal processes, business model and


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transformation across the organization to meet the demands of digital transformation.


CONCLUSION Te wait is over! Te Army’s cornerstone regulation for acquisi- tion, AR 70-1 (Army Operation of the Adaptative Acquisition Framework), is published and ready for use. It codifies the latest in defense acquisition policy to accelerate the acquisition speed of development while placing emphasis on tailoring in key require- ments as well as creative and innovative approaches to acquisition documentation and processes. Te overhaul of these processes will usher the Army acquisition workforce into the era of digi- tal transformation and ensure critical capabilities are delivered to Soldiers at the point of need. It encompasses more than six years of acquisition reform and is the apex acquisition document that provides regulatory guidance to a workforce of more than 32,000 acquisition professionals.


For more information, go to the Army Publishing Directorate website for the new policy https://armypubs.army.mil.


ANTHONY M. TAYLOR, a former Army major (field artillery and acquisition), is a senior acquisition policy specialist in the Policy Directorate in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform, part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from Missouri University of Science and Technology and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. He is a Project Management Professional and DAWIA certified Practitioner in program management and in engineering.


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