No. IAW DA PAM 600-3, Program Management (Area of Concentration (AOC) A) and Contracting (AOC C) are the two primary AOCs in which Functional Area 51 (FA51) acquisition officers may…
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• Log into CAMP with your CAC ( CAMP/CAPPMIS portal at https://apps.asc.army.mil/camp/. ) • In the upper left-hand side, select the CAPPMIS drop down tab • Select the CMS option…
In the Certification Management System (CMS) tab in CAPPMIS, you may view your application status by clicking on “Main” link. The “News” section of this page is dynamic. It will…
The CAPPMIS system only allows you to upload one document; so if multiple pages are necessary, scan and upload the transcripts as one document. You may only upload files with…
AAW professionals who fail the required Program Management (PM) Certification Exam (PMT 4890V for Practitioner level or PMT 4990V for Advanced level) and have not already taken the PM Exam…
ATAP participants accrue 10 Continuing Learning Points (CLPs) for each academic quarter hour and 15 CLPs for each academic semester hour.
Upon fulfilling the requirements for a bachelor’s degree, participation in ATAP concludes. To pursue funding for eligible courses towards a master’s degree, participants must submit a new application…
For individual courses, the funding limit is $2,000.00 per course and $10,000.00 per fiscal year (FY). This restriction applies universally to all participants, irrespective of the number of…
ATAP supports College-Level Examination Program and Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (CLEP/DANTES). Participants may need to furnish documentation confirming the legitimacy of a course if its requirements are…
ATAP funds cannot be used for courses leading to professional degrees (e.g., PhD, MD, or JD), doctorate programs, dual majors, certifications, graduate certificates, or any other category not…
The entire ATAP application process is conveniently hosted online in CAPPMIS. To begin, log-on to CAPPMIS. At the top of the page, you will see a black navigation…
The following elements are required as part of the online application in the Career Acquisition Personnel and Position Management Information System (CAPPMIS)/ Army Acquisition Professional Development System (AAPDS): Applicant Data…
The ATAP announcement is sent via email to all members of the Army Acquisition Workforce from ArmyDACMOffice-Outreach@mail.mil. Upon release, the announcement will also be posted to the ATAP website….
Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals should review the list of deployed credentials from the DAU iCatalog’s Credential Home Page (https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/tabnav_credentials.aspx). The credentials are organized by Acquisition Functional Area, knowledge…
What is the status of DAU courses that supported certification requirements under the old framework?
The best source of information for DAU courses is the DAU iCatalog. Certification requirements are reviewed and approved annually by the OSD Functional Area Leader. As courses are updated, the…
Historical DAWIA certifications, achieved prior to the implementation of the “Back-to-Basics” (BtB) framework, can be found in CAPPMIS, under the CMS (Certification Management System) tab. Click on “Print Certifications” to…
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (Report 116-33, Section 1765) and the Department of Defense Instruction 5000.66 (Defense Acquisition Workforce Education, Training, Experience, and Career Development)…
The same months of specialized acquisition experience used to obtain certification in one Acquisition Functional Area (AFA) may not be applied to meet the specialized acquisition experience standards in an…
For the Contracting Certification Exam (CON 3990V) and the two Program Management certification exams (PMT 4890V for Practitioner level and PMT 4990V for Advanced level), defense acquisition workforce…
All secondary and tertiary certifications were transitioned in the individual’s Acquisition Career Record Brief, as long as the OSD Functional Acquisition Leader memo allowed it. However, two Functional…
AAW professionals who fail the required Contracting (CON) Certification Exam (CON 3990V) and have not already taken the CON Certification Exam Prep Course (CON 3900V), will be required to successfully…
Defense Acquisition University (DAU) credentials are separate and different from DAWIA certification. Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals may apply for and complete DAU credentials that are inside or outside of…
The grace period is 3 years for foundational/contracting professional positions; 5 years for practitioner positions; and 4 years for advanced positions. This structure provides a reduction in the…
The DACM Office recently published an extension waiver to extend the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification grace period an additional 12 months, retroactive to 01 April 2021. That…
DAWIA certification achievements remain in individual’s records. All certifications were transitioned in accordance with OSD Functional Area Leader memorandum. Under the new DAWIA framework, personnel that do not…
The Back-to-Basics framework compressed the three-level certification model into a one or two-tiered model and shifted the focus from a front-loaded training model to a life-long training paradigm. Under…
Yes. All Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) members are required to earn 80 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) by the end of the two-year Continuous Learning cycle. The Army DACM…
The Service Agreement will provide the approved SLRP recipient with the tax withholding option only for lump sum payments by deducting the amount of taxes from the student loan repayment…
The Service Agreement will state funding will be provided in a lump sum payment.
The Organizational Budget information is the person in your organization’s Resource Management Office responsible for handling salaries and payroll.
If you attended TAAS courses prior to FY16 you must obtain a transcript from the Army Logistics University (ALU). Attached is the form you need to complete and send to…
The acquisition IDP is an automated Individual Development Plan. Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) members are required to complete and maintain a five year IDP. Preparation of the IDP is a…
If you are a STRL Term employee with AT LEAST 3 more years on your term appointment from the start date of your payments, then yes, you are eligible to…
Yes, your application can be opened for you to make revisions; however, it can only be opened 2 times. If you need your application re-opened after you have submitted it you…
The approved amount provided by the SLRP PM.
No, DO NOT stop your payments on your federal student loan(s). If you default, the Army DACM Office SLRP will not pay any money towards your federal student loan.
Federal employees, by law, can only receive $10,000 per calendar year towards student loan repayment. As long as you are not receiving $10,000 per calendar year from the other organization,…
Yes, you can add up to a max of 3 federal student loans to be repaid totaling up to $10,000.
The federal student loan documentation that needs to be provided may be screen shots and printed documents, downloaded from your lending institution’s account website. The information you upload must reflect…
The Federal Tax ID number can be obtained from your lending institution. This is the tax identification number that is used on all federal tax forms. Look at your 1098…
Develops and executes leader development policies, procedures, and doctrine in support of the 32,000-strong Army Acquisition Workforce (~2,000 military and 30,000 civilian). Creates and manages career development opportunities for officers…
Army Assignment Officers at the Human Resources Command (HRC), Acquisition Management Branch (AMB), serve as career managers for Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) officers, advising and placing them into acquisition positions…
There is reciprocity among all Department of Defense (DoD) organizations with respect to DAWIA certifications. The Army DACM Office will recognize and accept DAWIA certifications issued by other military departments,…
Position Category Descriptions for each acquisition career field can be found at http://icatalog.dau.edu/pcds.asp.
In Section VI (Acq/Leader Training) of the ACRB, a total of 26 courses will display on the printed record. If you have more than 26, you have the option to…
The TEN most recent awards can be displayed in Section VIII (Awards) of the ACRB. Only Award titles found in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) can appear in…
Army policy requires that all Continuous Learning (CL) cycle dates reflect one standard CL cycle regardless of when the individual entered the Army Acquisition Workforce. However, as a supervisor, you…
Per statute and DACM Office policy, all Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilian and military professionals are required to earn at least 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) at the…
Continuous learning activities include formal and informal training, as well as professional activities and experiences that serve to increase performance capabilities as an acquisition professional. Army Acquisition Workforce professionals must…
The Acquisition Position Code (APC) is the functional subset that has been identified for the specific duties of the position also known as the Acquisition Functional Area and career level…
