POLICIES LIBRARY

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance on the designations, qualifications, tenure agreements, and position requirement waivers for Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs) and Key Leadership Positions (KLPs), in support of Department of Defense issuances and Army Acquisition Executive guidance. This policy applies to Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and non-AAW professionals who are selected to occupy a CAP or KLP. There are three enclosures included in this policy: References, Acquisition Codes, and CAP Tentative Selectee Waiver Process.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for the application, selection, funding, and cancellation of Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training. This document applies to all Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and non-AAW professionals.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes responsibilities and outlines policy and procedures for Active Component Functional Area 51 (FA51) officer participation in the Department of the Army’s Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS) Program.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for participation in the Army Acquisition Tuition Assistance Program (ATAP) and outlines the application and selection process. It applies to Army Acquisition Workforce civilians and Military Occupational Specialty 51 Contracting (51C) Non-Commissioned Officers.

Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) Memorandum: Appoints the Director, US Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) as the Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM). This document gives the DACM full authority to serve as the Army’s representative for all Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) matters within the Department of Defense and has the authority to manage the integrated execution and oversight, and daily management of the AAW education, training, and career development programs.

DACM Briefing: Explains the process to submit a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) waiver request to the Army DACM Office. It applies to both Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and non-AAW professionals who are tentatively selected to fill a CAP.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) Product/Project Director (PD) positions and the PD Centralized Selection Board (CSB) process. It applies to all AAW civilians who apply to, or are selected to fill, a CSB PD position.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for application and selection of Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilians into the Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering Non-Resident Master’s Degree (NPS-MSSE) Program, a two year educational opportunity that is sponsored and centrally funded by the Army Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for application and selection of Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilians into the Naval Postgraduate School Systems and Program Management Non- (NPS-MSSPM) Program, a two year educational opportunity that is sponsored and centrally funded by the Army Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office.

SECARMY Memorandum: Outlines eight directives, issued by the Secretary of the Army, to maintain an effective Army small business program.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy for non-commissioned officer (NCO) attendance at the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 51C Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) and the 51C Senior Leaders Course (SLC). It applies to all Active Component, US Army Reserve, and Army National Guard NCOs in Career Management Field (CMF) 51.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training courses that all Deputy Program Executive Officers (DPEOs) and Deputy Project/Product Managers (DPMs) must attend and complete before occupying their positions. It applies to all Army Acquisition Workforce professionals.

DACM Memorandum: Rescinds two DACM memorandums that are no longer relevant or provide outdated guidance to the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW).

Department of Defense Issuance: Establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the conduct of the Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF) Education, Training, Experience, and Career Development Program. This document also integrates AWF strategic human capital management planning and budgeting efforts with AWF Program initiative as required by statute and DOD instruction.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) Centralized Selection List (CSL) positions and the selection board process. It applies to all civilian AAW members who either apply to, or are selected to fill, an Army CSL position.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance to Functional Area 51 officers who complete the Naval Command and Staff Education Course while attending the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). These officers are eligible to receive full credit for Intermediate Level Education (ILE) and Joint Professional Military Education-I (JPME-I).

DACM Memorandum: Provides policy and procedures for application, selection, and assignment to the Defense Acquisition University – Senior Service College Fellowship (DAU-SSCF) Program. The policy applies to all current Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilians and non-AAW applicants (such as industry or Department of Defense employees).

DACM Memorandum: Outlines responsibility and provides guidance on the designation and tenure of Army Acquisition Career Management Advocates (ACMAs). This policy defines the role of the ACMA to provide senior leave strategic vision, advice, and support necessary to develop and sustain a highly capable, professional, and qualified Army Acquisition Workforce from an organizational perspective. It applies to all Army DACM-chartered ACMAs.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for application to the Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS) Program and the selection of applicants for this program. The policy applies to all Active Component Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 51C Contracting Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs).

DACM Memorandum: Outlines the roles and responsibilities and provides policy on the designation and tenure of Organization Acquisition Points of Contact (OAPs). This policy further delineates Lead and subordinate OAP’s roles and responsibilities to provide organizational-level advice and support necessary to develop and sustain a highly capable, professional, and qualified Army Acquisition Workforce. It applies to all OAPs.

Memorandum: This policy governs the implementation and administration of the Leadership Excellence and Acquisition Development (LEAD) Program, and general
requirements for selection into and participation in the program.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes responsibilities and outlines policy and procedures for Active Component Functional Area 51 (FA51) officer participation in the Department of the Army’s Training with Industry (TWI) Program.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes responsibilities and outlines policy and procedures for Active Component Functional Area 51 (FA51) officer participation in the Department of the Army’s Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS) Program.

USD(A&S) Memorandum: Provides guidance that the exam certification requirement for the Practitioner and Advanced levels of Program Management (PM) certification is deferred to 01 October 2022. After this date, acquisition workforce members applying for either Back-to-Basics certification category are required to meet the exam requirement for certification.

DACM Memorandum: Provides supplemental guidance to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) memorandum, dated 15 January 2014, reinforcing the requirement that all Army Acquisition Workforce members must complete annual acquisition ethics training by 30 September of each year. The enclosure to this DACM memorandum provides more detailed information about FY22 ethics training courses that meet the annual requirement.

DACM Memorandum: Provides policy and procedures for application, selection, and assignment to the Defense Acquisition University – Senior Service College Fellowship (DAU-SSCF) program. The DAU-SSCF is a 10-month that provides leadership development and acquisition training to prepare senior Army civilians for key acquisition leadership positions, such as Product Manager, Project Manager, and Program Executive Officer. The document applies to all current Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilians and non-AAW applicants (for example, from industry or the Department of Defense).

DACM Memorandum: The FY22 AAW Standards Memorandum addresses DAWIA certification (entire AAW, Critical Acquisition Positions, and Key Leadership Positions), Individual Development Plans, Continuous Learning Points, and Senior Rater Potential Evaluations.

DACM Memorandum: Documents the interim extension waiver to extend the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification grace period an additional 12 months, retroactive to 01 April 2021.

DACM Memorandum: This document is a position classification update for the occupational series Program Management Series, 0340. It provides the series definition and titling instructions for two-grade interval positions at the grade GS-13 and above.

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)(USD(P&R)) Memorandum: Extends the expiration date of this waiver until 01 March 2022. The positions covered by this waiver include medical and health professionals, acquisition, engineering, and installation infrastructure. There are two other related USD(P&R) memorandum, signed on 24 April 2020 and 02 April 2020, attached to this packet.

The Army Internet Training Application System (AITAS) Quick Start Guide serves as an aid to assist AITAS 2.0 users.

Secretary of Defense Memorandum: Outlines expectations for all Department of Defense employees to be good stewards of the taxpayers’ dollars and conduct themselves in a trustworthy manner. This document directs the completion of annual ethics training no later than 30 November of this year.

DAAC Memorandum: Outlines the post-selection, pre-command training requirements, Tenure and Program Management Agreements (TPMAs), and the issuance of charters for Centralized Selection List (CSL) Acquisition Key Billet Project and Product Managers (PM), Acquisition Directors, Contracting Commanders (CDR), and Centralized Selection Board (CSB) Project and Product Directors (PD).

The AAW HCSP focuses on the acquisition workforce’s most valuable asset—a dedicated and talented workforce. The purpose of the plan is to institutionalize the human capital planning process for the entire AAW.

The DACM Office requested that each Army Acquisition Functional Leader (AAFL) provide an updated Recommended Continuous Learning Point (CLP) Memorandum for the currently cycle that runs from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022. These documents provide specific guidance to the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals within the AAFL’s designated Acquisition Career Field (ACF) on current and emerging critical technical areas

DACM Guidance: All Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals are required to complete at least 80 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) by the end of each two-year Continuous Learning cycle. The Army DACM Office developed a glide path that identifies a recommended minimum CLP threshold to be attained by the end of each quarter within this cycle.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) Memorandum: Announces the phased implementation of the “Back to Basics” (BtB) 21st century acquisition workforce talent management framework, beginning on 01 October 2020 with full deployment by 01 October 2021.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) Memorandum: Provides an exception to permit hiring of contracting professionals who have not completed at least 24 semester credit hours (or equivalent) of study from an accredited institution of higher education in business-related courses, but who are otherwise qualified. In addition, this document temporarily suspends paragraph 3.3b of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Program Desk Guide (dated 20 July 2017) in its entirety. Please note there are three attachments included in this weblink: (1) Revisions to Table 3 (Contracting Position-Specific Requirements) in paragraph 5.4 of Department of Defense Instruction 5000.66, (2) DOD Qualifications Standards for GS-1102 Contracting Positions, and (3) Contracting Series 1102 Implementation Guidance/Questions and Answers.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy for the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) and outlines procedures for the application and selection process.

Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) Memorandum: Appoints Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) as the Director, Army Acquisition Corps (DAAC). In this document, the AAE gives the DAAC full authority to carry out all powers, functions, and duties with respect to the management and oversight of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) and Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) matters in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.66.

DACM Memorandum: Provides policy on the completion requirements, rating chain, timelines, and administration of the Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE), a talent management tool used to evaluate the potential of civilian Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals in designated grades/pay band equivalents to perform in positions of increased responsibility.

Provides policy on the completion requirements, rating chain, timelines, and administration of the Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE), a talent management tool used to evaluate the potential of civilian Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals in designated grades/pay band equivalents to perform in positions of increased responsibility.

The USD(R&E) Functional Leader for the Engineering (ENG); Production, Quality, and Manufacturing (PQM); and Test and Evaluation (T&E) Acquisition Career Fields (ACFs) reviewed the certification standards for Fiscal Year 2021 and determined that they are reasonable, appropriate, and applicable to all DOD AT&L workforce personnel desiring certification after 30 September 2020. As a result of this review, there will be changes to the: (a) certification standards for ENG; (b) Position Category Description (PCD) for PQM; and (c) Key Leadership Position (KLP) Functional specific requirements for ENG and PQM.

This MOU outlines the terms, conditions, and responsibilities between HRC and USAASC regarding the development, management, operation, data usage, security, and the security of interface connections. In the Acquisition Corps there are mandated certification and education requirements that must be tracked and updated in the Career Acquisition Personnel Position Management Information System. USAASC requires HRC data in order to facilitate tracking of training and certifications for Army Reserve and Army National Guard to meet tracking requirements in a manner similar to what is done for the active component.

DACM Memorandum: Provides supplemental guidance in support of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) memorandum, dated 01 April 2020, which extends the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification requirement for defense acquisition workforce members from 24 months to 36 months. This packet includes a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) page.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) Memorandum: Extends the certification completion requirement for acquisition workforce members from 24 months to 36 months, effective immediately. Please note that the DACM signed a memorandum on 01 April 2020, same title/subject as above, issuing supplemental guidance on the 12-month extension in support of the USD(A&S) directive.

Army Pamphlet: This document is a chapter of DA PAM 600-3 (Officer Professional Development and Career Management, March 4, 2020), which specifically discusses the Army Acquisition Corps. It provides guidance on the professional development and career management of Active Component, US Army Reserve (USAR), and Army National Guard (ARNG) Functional Area 51 (FA51) officers.

Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA(M&RA)) Memorandum: Approves request to change the name for Career Program 14 (CP-14) from “Contracting and Acquisition” to “Contracting and Procurement”. It directs the update of applicable publications and systems to reflect this name change within 180 days of ASA(M&RA) signature. A copy of the original request from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Procurement (DASA(P)), signed on Jan. 16, 2020, is included with this document.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines the process for Army Acquisition Workforce professionals to receive credit for Defense Acquisition University (DAU) courses after successfully completing one of the Army DACM-sponsored Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Master’s Degree Programs.

AAE Memorandum: Provides detailed guidance for implementing the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE)’s vision and strategy on the recruitment, education, and career management of Functional Area 51 officers. The document has three appendices: Recruitment Plan, Career Management, and Education Plan.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum: Provides final decisions that address open issues related to acquisition roles and responsibilities and incorporates the changes in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The seven final decisions covered in this memorandum are Milestone Decision Authority (MDA), Acquisition Strategy Approval Authority, Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA), OSD role in MTA, Independent Technical Risk Assessments (ITRA), Data Transparency, and Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP).

DACM Memorandum: Provides a list of AAW policies that the Army DACM Office has reviewed and determined to be outdated, superseded, or no longer relevant. The policies listed herein have been officially rescinded and/or archived for historical purposes.

DACM Memorandum: Provides policy for managing Acquisition Career Field (ACF) certification to ensure the certification application, decision, and appeal processes are consistent across the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and performed in accordance with applicable regulations. This policy applies to military (Active Component, Army National Guard, and US Army Reserve) and civilian AAW professionals, as well as US Army Medical Department (AMEDD) officers who are seeking ACF certification at any level. Non-AAW and wage-grade personnel are not eligible to apply for ACF certification.

SECARMY Strategy: Describes how the Army will shift from simply “distributing personnel” to more deliberately managing the talents of Soldiers and Civilians. This means creating a 21st century talent management system with policies, programs, and processes that recognize and capitalize the unique knowledge, skills, and behaviors possessed by every member of the Army team, allowing us to employ each to maximum effect. The document is co-signed by the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Staff, and Sergeant Major of the Army.

HQDA DCS G1 Memorandum: Provides guidance on the roles, responsibilities, and implementing procedures for the use of the Public-Private Talent Exchange (PPTE) Program within the Department of the Army. The PPTE Program is intended to establish a knowledge exchange through which Department of Defense and private-sector organizations can exchange talent, so that the DOD can gain expertise and knowledge with an influx of fresh and innovative ideas. This program is open to Army employees at the GS-12 level or above (or equivalent) or at the Federal Wage System journeyman level and above.

Figures Section // HQDA DCS G1 Memorandum: Provides guidance on the roles, responsibilities, and implementing procedures for the use of the Public-Private Talent Exchange (PPTE) Program within the Department of the Army. The PPTE Program is intended to establish a knowledge exchange through which Department of Defense and private-sector organizations can exchange talent, so that the DOD can gain expertise and knowledge with an influx of fresh and innovative ideas. This program is open to Army employees at the GS-12 level or above (or equivalent) or at the Federal Wage System journeyman level and above

Requirements Section // HQDA DCS G1 Memorandum: Provides guidance on the roles, responsibilities, and implementing procedures for the use of the Public-Private Talent Exchange (PPTE) Program within the Department of the Army. The PPTE Program is intended to establish a knowledge exchange through which Department of Defense and private-sector organizations can exchange talent, so that the DOD can gain expertise and knowledge with an influx of fresh and innovative ideas. This program is open to Army employees at the GS-12 level or above (or equivalent) or at the Federal Wage System journeyman level and above

SECDEF Memorandum: Outlines the Secretary of Defense’s expectation that every member of the Department of Defense continue to aim beyond compliance with basic standards. Employees must set the example, rejecting any sense of personal entitlement and never abusing our position or our privilege of service.

OUSD(Intelligence) Memorandum: Supports the Department of Defense award of the foundational credential for Acquisition Intelligence within the Acquisition Intelligence Career Occupation Program. The establishment of foundational traning and credentials recognizes the importance of ensuring that those intelligence personnel tasked to be directly involved in acquisition proocesses have the skills needed to be successful.

USAASC Director Memorandum: Provides policy and procedures on the Job-Share Program, which improves the retention of skilled staff, enhances staff morale, accomodates persons with disabilities, and enables employees to effectively manage their work/family life responsibilities.

USD(R&E) Memorandum: The USD(R&E) Functional Leader for the Science and Technology Manager (STM) Acquisition Career Field (ACF) reviewed the certification standards for Fiscal Year 2020 and determined that they are reasonable, appropriate, and applicable to all DOD AT&L workforce personnel desiring certification after 30 September 2019. As a result of this review, there will be no change in STM certification standards or position category descriptions.

DACM Memorandum: Designates the Army Acquisition Functional Leader (AAFL) for each Acquisition Career Field (ACF). The Army DACM has designated AAFLs for the following ACFs: Business – Cost Estimating/Financial Management (BUS-CE/FM); Contracting (CON), Purchasing (PUR), and Industrial Contract Property Management (ICPM); Engineering (EN); Facilities Engineering (FE); Information Technology (IT); Life Cycle Logistics (LCL); Production, Quality, and Manufacturing (PQM); Science and Technology Manager (STM); and Test and Evaluation (T&E). The AAFL designation memorandum for Program Management (PM) has not been drafted at this time.

OSD(R&E) Memorandum: The Functional Leader for the Test and Evaluation (T&E) acquisition career field within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering reviewed the T&E course curriculum to identify improvements. Based on this review, the T&E workforce competency model and functional specific requirements for the Chief Developmental Tester will not change in FY20. However, the T&E Functional Leader approved changes to the T&E position category description and Level II and Level III certification standards.

DACM Desk Guide: Provides helpful tips to Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals on how to be certified for their current position, create an Individual Development Plan (IDP), apply for Army Acquisition Corps membership, request Continuous Learning Points (CLPs), understand the requirement to have a Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE), determine if they are occupying a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP), and complete other important requirements. It also identifies good points of contact within the acquisition community who are available to answer career development questions.

USD(A&S) Memorandum: The USD(A&S) Functional Leader for the subject Acquisition Career Fields (ACFs) validated that the Fiscal Year 2020 certification standards for the Contracting ACF are reasonable, appropriate, and applicable to Department of Defense acquisition workforce personnel desiring certification after 30 September 2019. The document outlines changes to functional training for Levels II and III certification.

DD Form: Used to request a certification position waiver or Critical Acquisition Position/Key Leadership Position (CAP/KLP) waiver.

View the NDAA FY20 at https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1790/BILLS-116s1790enr.pdf
Public Law: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense.

DACM Memorandum: Provides a list of AAW policies that the Army DACM Office has reviewed and determined to be outdated, superseded, or no longer relevant. Those policies are hereby rescinded and/or archived for historical purposes.

DOD CIO G-6 Memorandum: The DOD CIO G-6 Functional Leader for the Information Technology (IT) Acquisition Career Field (ACF) certified the Fiscal Year 2020 certification standards for the IT ACF, which will be applicable to Department of Defense acquisition workforce personnel desiring certification after 30 September 2019. The document also states that the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and IT Functional Leader agree to emphasize Cybersecurity, Agile Software Development, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning as part of IT curriculum development efforts.

USD(A&S) Memorandum: The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S))’s Acting Functional Leader for the Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Acquisition Career Field (ACF) reviewed the LCL certification standards for Fiscal Year 2020 and determined that they are reasonable, appropriate, and applicable to all DOD AT&L workforce personnel desiring certification after 30 September 2019. As a result of this review, there will be no change in LCL certification standards or position category descriptions.

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Flysheet: This document is a position classification flysheet update for the occupational series Program Management Series, 0340. It provides the series definition and titling instructions for two-grade interval positions at the grade GS-13 and above. It is an important reference document to the DACM Position Nomenclature Policy, which is currently under revision and will be published soon.

Strategic Plan: Outlines the goals and objectives to sustain and improve the capacity and capabilities of the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. The goals are aligned and support overarching DOD strategic direction, including Better Buying Power objectives, to improve the professionalism of the total acquisition workforce.
Click here for direct link: DoD Acquisition Workforce Strategic Plan

AAE Memorandum: Directs the stand-down of the System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate and provisionally establishes the Office of the Chief Systems Engineer (OCSE). The OCSE mission is to perform systems engineering for ASA(ALT) and in support of the Army materiel enterprise to ensure delivered equipment meets the mission needs of the force.

DACM Briefing: Explains the process for Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals to submit position requirement waivers.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines Army Acquisition Procedures for implementing the Department of Defense Acquisition Management Mandatory Course Fulfillment Program.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines requirements and implementation guidelines for Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) members to attain 80 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every two years.

AAE Memorandum: Delegates the authority to sign tenure agreements for certain Key Leadership Positions (KLPs): Centralized Selection List (CSL) Project Manager and Product Manager, Senior Contracting Official (SCO), Program Lead Contracting Officer (PLCO), and Program Executive Officer (PEO) key staff. AAE retains the authority to sign tenure agreements for PEOs and Deputy PEOs.

DASA(P) Memorandum: Provides revised guidelines for placement of Occupational Series 1102 personnel.

Department of the Army Pamphlet: This publication provides discretionary guidance of materiel acquisition management. It contains information relevant to research, development, and acquisition, and life cycle management of Army materiel to satisfy approved Army requirements. Chapter 9 (Talent Management for the Army Acquisition Workforce) covers various topics related to acquisition workforce training, education, and career development, including but not limited to: Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP), Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS), Training with Industry (TWI), Acquisition Tuition Assistance Program (ATAP), civilian and military Program Manager development, Mentoring, Coaching, and Centralized selection programs.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance on the designation of Army Acquisition Functional Leaders (AAFL) and designated Army Acquisition Functional Advisors (AAFA)

AAE Memorandum: In accordance with Army Directive 2017-22, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) will update DA Pamphlet 70-3 (Army Acquisition Procedures) and develop a talent management plan to allow Department of the Army Civilian Acquisition Program Managers to gain experience in Science and Technology (S&T), Test and Evaluation (T&E), and Contracting before becoming a GS-15 Project Manager. This document serves as interim guidance.

DACM Memorandum: Defines the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) Talent Management (TM) Strategy which embodies the principles of a Human Capital Life Cycle structure while meeting the goals of the AAW Human Capital Strategic Plan (HCSP).

DACM Memorandum: Designates all enlisted Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 51C positions in the ranks E8 and E9 as Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs)

DACM Form: Used to document and verify completion of DAU and pre-command courses required for acquisition officers or civilians who have been selected to fill Centralized Selection List (CSL) positions. Please note that this document is Enclosure 2 to the current DACM Policy, “Mandatory Requirements for Individuals Selected for Centralized Selection List (CSL) Acquisition Key Billet Project and Product Managers, Acquisition Directors, Contracting Commanders, and Centralized Selection Board Project and Product Directors,” dated March 29, 2018.

DACM Form: Used to request a Charter for acquisition officers or civilians who will have been selected to fill Centralized Selection List (CSL) positions. Please note that this document is also Enclosure 1 to the current DACM Policy, “Mandatory Requirements for Individuals Selected for Centralized Selection List (CSL) Acquisition Key Billet Project and Product Managers, Acquisition Directors, Contracting Commanders, and Centralized Selection Board Project and Product Directors,” dated March 29, 2018.

DACM Memorandum: Governs implementation and administration of the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) Acquisition Leadership Challenge Program (ALCP). It establishes roles and responsibilities of interested parties, and general requirements for selection to and participation in the Program.

Public Law: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense. House of Representatives 5515.

Joint USD(ATL) and USD(P&R) Memorandum: Eliminates 30 September 2017 sunset date to appoint individuals to select Defense acquisition positions under joint USD(AT&L)/USD(P&R) memorandum dated 18 December 2017 (copy attached). All remaining provisions of the implementation guidance remain in effect.

SECDEF Memorandum: Outlines the Secretary of Defense’s expectation that all Department of Defense employees set an honorable example and conduct themselves in an ethical manner, doing what is right at all times.

Director, USD(AT&L) Human Capital Desk Guide: Provides detailed procedures for implementing policy in Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.66. If there is a conflict with DoDI 5000.66, the Instruction takes precedence

DOD/Army Regulation: Governs research, development, acquisition, and life cycle management of Army materiel solutions to satisfy approved Army requirements for warfighting capabilities.

USD(ATL) Memorandum: Adjusts adjusting the certification requirement for Business – Cost Estimating (BUS-CE) Acquisition Career Field (ACF). Effective October 1, 2017, the document lowers the experience certification requirement for BUS-CE Level III from from 7 years of acquisition experience in cost estimating to 6 years of acquisition experience, with 5 of the 6 years in cost estimating.

Public Law: Authorizes appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense. House of Representatives 2810.

Public Law: Specifies the annual budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. This document authorizes FY17 appropriations and sets forth policies for DOD programs and activities.
Click here for direct link: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Joint DDACM and DASA(P) Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures through which the Department of the Army recognizes and credits the training, education and experience of Foreign Local Nationals (FLN) for validation in accordance with DOD established standards.

DAAC Memorandum: Provides guidance that upon completion of their required contracting education curricula, acquisition officers and non-commissioned officers are expected to remain on station for one year in their key development assignments in CONUS, in order to obtain on-the-job experience before deploying to support current operations. It further states that new contracting officers deployed with less than one year experience should not be awarded warrants or given contracting responsibilities exceeding their limited experience.

DACM Memorandum: Provides a list of AAW policies that the Army DACM Office has reviewed and determined to be outdated, superseded, or no longer relevant. As a result, the policies are hereby rescinded and/or archived for historical purposes.

Public Law: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense

DACM Memorandum: Authorizes Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) officers who successfully complete the Naval Command and Staff Education Course while attending the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to receive full credit for Intermediate Level Education (ILE) and Joint Professional Military Education-1 (JPME-1). All officers graduating from NPS will receive full credit for the FA51 Intermediate Qualification Course (IQC).

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Army DACM; Surgeon General, US Army Medical Command (MEDCOM); and CG, US Army Human Resources Command (HRC). The document addresses the Army Medicine unique training and education requirements for highly technical medical personnel with the “8X” ASI in acquisition management. It establishes a common basic of understanding on the identification, certification, utilization, and management of AMEDD military officers in the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and/or assigned to acquisition positions.

ASD Memorandum: Provides a Product Support Manager (PSM) framework and PSM position category description to assist with training and assignment of Life Cycle Logisticians.

CPAC Memorandum: Modifies the Priority Placement Program (PPP) exception granted in 2004 on behalf of the US Army Acquisition Support Center for positions filled through a centrally-selected board process from the Centralized Selection List (CSL) to include Project and Product Director positions.

DACM Paper: Provides general information on Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs) and Key Leadership Position (KLPs) tenure agreements.

DDACM Memorandum: Authorizes designation of Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs) for Product Support Managers (PSMs) of Acquisition Category (ACAT) III programs serving as Logistics Management Specialist or Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist in Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Acquisition Career Field (ACF) positions.

DASA(APL) Memorandum: Serves as the formal instruction for all Program Executive Officers (PEOs) to implement the enclosed Position Requirements Descriptions (PRDs) in the establishment of Product Support Manager (PSM) positions.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines eligibility criteria for the Acquisition Intermediate Qualification Course (IQC) waiver and provides a copy of the Common Cross-Functional Key Leadership Position (KLP) Requirements. The policy only applies to acquisition officers centrally selected to attend the 10-month resident Command and General Staff College, Intermediate Level Education (ILE) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

DACM Policy: Establishes policy and procedures for Active Component NCOs in the contracting workforce Career Management Field 51 and Military Occupation Specialty 51C to pursue education programs on a full-time basis through the NCO Degree Completion Program (DCP).

Under Secretary of Defense Memorandum: Directs all Defense Acquisition Workforce members within the Department of Defense to complete ethics training annually, beginning in 2014 and each year thereafter.

OSD(ATL) Memorandum: Provides expanded guidance on Key Leadership Positions (KLPs). The document designates mandatory KLPs for Army Category (ACAT) I and IA programs, and emphasizes importance of filling these positions with properly qualified personnel.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance to ensure officer and civilian applications have thorough, complete, and relevant information for Army Acquisition Corps Command / Key Billet Selection Boards.

USD(ATL) Memorandum: Authorizes the sunsetting of SPRDE-Program Systems Engineer (PSE) career path, effective 01 October 2013. The document directs engineers in the SPRDE-PSE acquisition career path, as well as all personnel coded within the SPRDE-Systems Engineering (SE) acquisition workforce career path, to be transitioned into a consolidated and renamed Acquisition Career Field (ACF) with the general title of “Engineering”.

HQDA G-3/5/7 Memorandum: Approves the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT))’s request for Military Education Level 1 (MEL-1) equivalency for the Defense Acquisition University – Senior Service College Fellowship (DAU-SSCF) Program for civilians.

DDACM Memorandum: Defines terms and conditions of the Office of Personnel Management’s Pathways Intern Program (formerly Student Career Experience Program). The document also establishes the management, coding, titling, and accepted acquisition experience process as well as delineates training and certification requirements.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines consequences for Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) members who academically fail a resident Defense Acquisition University (DAU) course required for certification or who are enrolled in a resident DAU course (regardless if course is required for certification) and fail to show up for the class.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for failure to meet DAWIA certification and continuous learning compliance requirements. Enforcement and oversight measures include resourcing of Defense Acquisition University (DAU) required training, funding eligibility for development assignments, and implementation of quarterly certification status reviews.

DACM Memorandum: Directs mandatory attendance at Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Courses PMT401 and PMT402 for Deputy Program Executive Officers (DPEOs) of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) or significant non-MDAPs and Deputy Program Managers (DPMs) in Acquisition Category (ACAT) I, IA, and II Programs. Outlines seat priority for DPEOs and DPMs to attend this training.

DACM Memorandum: Directs the discontinuation of the Uniformed Army Scientist and Engineer (USA&E) Program, which was a subset of Functional Area 51S (FA51S) Area of Concentration. There is a Frequently Asked Question sheet, similarly dated January 14, 2010, that originally accompanied this memorandum and addressed questions about the program elimination.

DACM Information Paper: This Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) sheet provides answers to questions about the discontinuation of the Uniformed Army Scientist and Engineer (UAS&E) Program, as directed in a 14 January 2010 memorandum signed by LTG N. Ross Thompson (Amy Director, Acquisition Career Management) .

DD Form: Completion of a service agreement is required for individuals assigned or selected to fill a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) that is designated as a Key Leadership Postion (KLP) on and after 01 October 1993. Disclosure is voluntary but a selectee will not be eligible for appointment to, and an incumbent will not be eligible to retain employment in a position designated as a CAP if the requested information is not provided.

DD Form: Completion of a service agreement is required for individuals assigned or selected to fill a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP)

Deputy Chief of Staff, HQDA G-1 Memorandum: Approves Army’s request to modify Department of Defense’s 1998 special procedures to clear project and product manager position requisitions for fill with Department of the Army Secretariat boarded selectees.

HQDA Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Memorandum: Grants administrative re-employment rights across Major Command (MACOM) lines for centrally selected Army civilian employees to return to their former positions, upon conclusion of Army Acquisition Corps Project/Product Manager (PM) positions.

DD Form: Used to valuate and determine status of mandatory acquisition training. Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals should complete this form to request fulfillment of mandatory training requirements, based on skills and knowledge acquired through experience, education, equivalency test, or alterative training.