If you still have a CAC, you can log into CAMP, access CAPPMIS, and pull your AAC Membership documents from the AACMS tab. If you no longer have a CAC…
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Effective March 25, 2022, the DoDI 5000.66 codified the termination of Defense Acquisition Corps and subsequent Acquisition Corps memberships as required by the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act. Although the…
Key Leadership Positions (KLPs) are a subset of CAPs and have more stringent experience requirements upon entry into the position. They include positions that warrant special Under Secrterary of the…
Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs) are a subset of Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) positions, as designated by the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), based on the criticality of these positions to the…
ATAP operates as a tuition assistance program. Participants are not eligible for reimbursement of prepaid tuition expenses, or any courses undertaken prior to their selection into the program.
Payments are electronically transferred to the college or university once the school submits appropriate documentation. This follows the billing instructions outlined in Section C6 of each SF-182. For a…
Courses toward a second bachelor’s or master’s degree will be funded by ATAP if the first degree is not in an acquisition, technical, or business-related field.
Elective courses must contribute to the functions of the Army Acquisition Workforce as part of a degree program. Any electives not meeting this criterion will not receive funding from…
ATAP does fund prerequisite coursework required for admission into the approved course of study or prerequisite coursework necessary for completing a degree program.
ATAP will not be used to fund professional degrees (i.e. PhD, MD or JD), dual majors, certificate programs or any AET centrally funded programs.
ATAP does not provide funding for registration fees, parking costs, travel expenses, entrance exams, graduation fees, the cost of books and materials, or any other miscellaneous expenses.
Applicants are required to take a minimum of one class per term and may take more than one class per term if workload permits. However, participants must execute all funds…
Once you have completed a program of study you have officially completed ATAP. You must reapply for ATAP during an open announcement to be considered for a new program of…
Once selected for the program, there’s no need to submit a new application annually. However, the existing application should include only the courses requesting ATAP funding and those necessary…
ATAP is available twice a year: in February for new applicants intending to start classes on or after April 1, and in June for those planning to commence classes…
Acquisition, technical, and business-related disciplines or courses form the foundation of the Army Acquisition Workforce’s operations. These encompass sciences, engineering, and various technical fields, along with business and management…
The FY begins October 1st and ends September 30th.
Participants are allowed to start courses on or after the date indicated in the announcement through which they were selected for ATAP. It is essential that the beginning and ending…
General Eligibility Criteria: Civilian applicants must be coded as “Tenure Group 1 – Permanent” in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System. The tenure status is indicated on the…
Provided all eligibility requirements are met, ATAP welcomes: Army Acquisition Workforce Civilians Military Occupational Specialty 51C Noncommissioned Officers Technical appointment employees in designated STRLs, with exceptions as detailed in…
ATAP is announced twice a year: in February, for classes starting on or after April 1, and in June, for classes beginning on or after October 1, subject to…
Yes, applicants must complete a SA as part of the ATAP application process. Applicants must agree that upon completion of the training received, they will fulfill the period of…
Further information about TAAS and TAAS courses can be found at //asc.army.mil/web/organization/aacoe/.
Soldiers will need to coordinate with their resource managers to obtain a line of accounting (LOA) to attend courses at TAAS.
Military: To obtain a quota for TAAS courses you need to coordinate with your assignment officer at Human Resources Command (HRC). The assignment officer provides the names to the different…
Newly assessed Acquisition Soldiers (both officers and NCOs) will attend the Army Acquisition Transition Course (AATC) (ATTRS course ID FA51AATC). Soldiers going to a contracting assignment will attend the Army…
The Army Acquisition Transition Course (AATC), 8 weeks, ATTRS course ID FA51AATC The Army Contract Writing Lab (ACWL), 1 week, ATTRS course ID FA51ACWL The Intermediate Qualification Course (IQC), 3…
The Army Acquisition School is a centralized training, education, and career development school for Army acquisition officers, noncommissioned officers, and Department of the Army civilians. This facility centralizes Army institutional…
All PMs/PdMs are required to sign a T&PMA prior to assuming command. This agreement acknowledges their role, responsibility, and accountability to the specific goals of their program and establishes the…
The Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), with the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) as the executive agent, prepares charters for all Program Executive Officers (PEOs) and centrally selected Project/Product Managers…
The MAPL synchronizes DAWIA (10 U.S. Code § 1722) and the Army’s force management process. The MAPL is a force structure tool and not a list of available positions. The…
The purpose of the CSL process is to select the best-qualified individuals (COL/GS-15 and LTC/GS-14) for specifically identified acquisition command and acquisition key billet positions to meet the needs of…
The MAPL is a statutory requirement supported by a process that validates, prioritizes, and then documents military acquisition positions in the Career Acquisition Management Portal (CAMP) and the Intergrated Personnel…
Dept of Army will grant fulfillment credit for the DAU courses as identified in DACM memo at https://asc.army.mil/web/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FA51-NPS-Fulfillment-27-February-2024.pdf. Graduates automatically receive fulfillment for curricula 522, 815, and 816 or certificates…
No. CLPs are only awarded for successful completion of the actual DAU courses. See the Army Continuous Learning Policy at https://asc.army.mil/web/alt-workforce-policy-procedure/.
