Acquisition Management: Waivers to Acquisition Work Force Training, Education, and Experience Requirements

Abstract

Over the years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has undertaken several initiatives to improve its weapon systems acquisition process. Nevertheless, DOD's management of acquisition programs is often the source of much public and congressional criticism. To address this criticism, Congress enacted the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (10 USC 1701 et seq.) on November 5, 1990. The intent of the act is to professionalize DOD's acquisition work force. It established education, training, and experience requirements that take effect over a 3-year period, beginning in October 1991. The act permits DOD officials to waive specific qualification requirements pertaining to program managers and other acquisition personnel. It also requires that, through 1998, we annually report on DOD's compliance with the act's waiver provisions. This is our second required report. We are also reporting on DOD's overall implementation of the act in a separate report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262897

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Executives
  • General Officers
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Systems Management
  • Training

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