POLICIES LIBRARY

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.

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

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 Training with Industry (TWI) Program.

DACM Memorandum: Published at the start of every fiscal year, this document outlines the standards that the Army Director, Acquisition Career Management sets annually for Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals and their parent organizations to achieve, in order to comply with Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) statutory requirements and DACM policies. The FY20 AAW Standards addresses certification (entire AAW, Critical Acquisition Positions, and Key Leadership Positions), Individual Development Plans, Continuous Learning Points, and Senior Rater Potential Evaluations.

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.

DOD 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.

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.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines responsibilities and provides guidance on the designation and tenure of Army Acquisition Career Management Advocates (ACMAs). This policy redefines the role of the ACMA (with support from the Organizational Acquisition Points of Contacts (OAPs)) to provide senior level strategic vision, advice, and support necessary to develop and sustain a highly capable, professional, and qualified Army Acquisition Workforce from an organizational perspective.

Army DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance on the designation, qualification, tenure agreements, and waivers for Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs) and Key Leadership Positions (KLPs), in compliance with Department of Defense issuances and Department of the Army policies. This policy applies to Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and non-AAW professionals selected to occupy a CAP or KLP. There are two enclosures included this policy: References and Acquisition Codes.

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.

USD(R&E) Memorandum: The USD(R&E) Functional Leader for the Engineering (ENG) and Production, Quality, and Manufacturing (PQM) Acquisition Career Fields (ACFs) approved changes to the Fiscal Year 2020 certification standards for these two ACFs. Summary of significant changes:
– For ENG Level I, they will remove CLE004 Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts and add CLE003 Technical Reviews as functional training requirements for certification.
– For ENG Level II, they will CLE003 from ENG Level II certification.
– A a minor change to the functional specific requirements for ENG key leadership positions.
– For PQM Level III, add CLL008 to the Core Plus Developmental Guide
These changes will be applicable to Department of Defense acquisition workforce personnel desiring certification after 30 September 2019.

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.

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.

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 Briefing: Explains the process to apply for Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Membership and request a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) waiver. It apppies to both Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) and non-AAW professionals who are tentatively selected to fill a CAP.

DACM Memorandum: Outlines procedures and guidance for Army implementation of the Department of Defense (DoD) Fulfillment Program. The DoD Fulfillment Program enables Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) Professionals to receive credit for Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training courses for which they can demonstrate competency through an assessment of their previous work experience, education, training, or any combination thereof.

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.

AAFL Memorandum: Each Army Acquisition Functional Leader (AAFL) has drafted and signed a Recommended Continuous Learning Point (CLP) Memorandum that provides specific guidance to the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals within the AAFL’s designated Acquisition Career Field (ACF). The document identifies current and emerging critical technical areas within the ACF and recommends that AAW professionals enroll in specific courses/activities as part of their Continuous Learning requirement, in order to further enhance knowledge and skills. There is a signed AAFL Recommended CLP Memorandum for the following ACFs: Business-Cost Estimating (BUS-CE), Business-Financial Management (BUS-FM), Contracting (CON), Engineering (ENG), Facilities Engineering (FE), Industrial Contract Property Management (ICPM), Life Cycle Logistics (LCL), Production Quality and Manufacturing (PQM), Purchasing (PUR), Science and Technology Manager (STM), and Test and Evaluation (T&E). The Army DACM Office is still awaiting memorandums for Information Technology (IT) and Program Management (PM).

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

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

DACM Memorandum: Provides policy and procedures for the management of a centralized Project/Product Director (PD) Program, which will identify high performing civilians with leadership potential to fill PD positions commensurate with their military counterparts.

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 Acqusition 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.

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

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.

AAE Memorandum: Appoints Director, US Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) as the Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM).

AAE Memorandum: Appoints Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) as the Director, Army Acquisition Corps (DAAC)

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.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for application and selection of Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilians into the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Program.

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.

DACM Policy: Governs implementation and administration of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Competitive Development Group/Army Acquisition Fellowship (CDG/AAF) Program. It establishes roles and responsibilities of interested parties, and general requirements for selection into and participation in the program.

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

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy and procedures for participation in the Acquisition Tuition Assistance Program (ATAP) as well as the procedures for the application and selection process.

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

Army Pamphlet: This document is a chapter of DA PAM 600-3 (Officer Professional Development and Career Management, April 3, 2019), 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.

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

DACM Memorandum: Discontinues the practice of automatically granting a 36-month position waiver for NCOs granted contracting accreditation.

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.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes the policy and procedures for the application to the ACS and TWI programs and the selection of applicants for those programs. This document applies to all Active Component Functional Area 51 (FA51) Army officers. Reserve Component (Active Guard Reserve (AGR) and non-AGR) are not eligible for this program. Please note the TWI portion of this document was superseded on 8 OCT 2019, the ACS portion remains in effect.

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: Establishes standard/common nomenclature for Program Management personnel across the Army Acquisition Workforce.

Army DACM Handbook: Delineates responsibility and procedures regarding the civilian portion of the Centralized Selection List (CSL) process for the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Acquisition Director (AD) and Product/Project Manager (PM) Acquisition Key Billets, as well as Product/Project Director DACM Central Selection Board (CSB) positions. This document applies to boards convened to consider civilian employees for centralized selection to LTC/GS14 and COL/GS15 AAC AD and PM Acquisition Key Billet positions, as well as civilian positions NH4/GS14 and GS15 CSB.

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.

DACM Policy: Provides policy on the use of the Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE) for the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW). The document mandates that the SRPE is required annually for all AAW members in the grades GS-12 and higher, to include broadband equivalents. It is a complementary document to the Army’s SRPE guidance, also dated July 10, 2015.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance on the use of the Army Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE) for the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW). It is a complementary document to the Army DACM’s SRPE Policy, also dated July 10, 2015.

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.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance on the completion of annual ethics training in support of a USD(ATL) memorandum on the same subject. Per the document, the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) will complete this training with 100 percent participation in 2014 and each year thereafter.

DACM Memorandum: Establishes policy for NCO attendance at the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 51C Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) and the 51C Senior Leaders Course (SLC).

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: Establishes policy for the US Army DACM Office’s Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). SLRP is available to Department of the Army civilian acquisition workforce members.

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).

DACM Policy: Establishes policy for the designation of Organizational Acquisition Points of Contact (OAPs). This document outlines the procedures, duties and responsibilities of the Army DACM Office, applicable Army commands / organizations, designated OAPs and Army Acquisition Workforce members.

DACM Policy: Provides policy and procedures for application, selection, and assignment of AAW members to the Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship (DAU-SSCF) Program.

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”.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance regarding fulfillment of Defense Acquisition University (DAU) courses required for Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Levels I, II and III certification in Contracting, through completion of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Masters of Acquisition and Contract Management – Section 815/835 curricular programs and courses.

DACM Memorandum: Provides guidance regarding fulfillment for several DAU courses required for certification in the Business-Cost Estimating (BUS-CE) Acquisition Career Field (ACF), through completion of the Joint Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)/Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) MCEA Program.

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.

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.

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.