Joining the Defense Directives and Defense Acquisition Regulatory Systems,
Abstract
The Defense Acquisition Regulatory System (DAR System) provides detailed regulations governing Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition of supplies and services. The DoD Directives System provides overall DoD-level instructions, direction and policy on any subject. All acquisition policies and directions contained in directives and instructions issued under the DoD Directives System should be implemented in the DAR. The purpose of this study was to determine how effectively the DAR and the DoD Directive System are or can be joined. The findings indicate that there are no serious impediments to joining the two systems. Directives and instructions sometimes contain language affecting acquisition which often is not incorporated into the DAR. Differing interpretations of the scope of the acquisition process create some difficulty in identifying specific acquisition related issuances. The DoD Directives System does not assign the subject 'acquisition' to any specified numerical sequence. It is recommended that the definition of acquisition in the pending draft revision to the DAR be used universally. The DAR should incorporate all acquisition material now appearing in directives and instructions into a new 'policy' section and become the complete set of regulations governing acquisition policy and procedures. In addition, coordination procedures for review of new directives and instructions should be tightened within OUSDRE so that a positive indication of any impact on the DAR is documented during the coordination cycle of such directives and instructions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA107142
Entities
People
- Alvin W. Platt
- David M. Conrad
Organizations
- LMI