DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE: DOD's Training Program Demonstrates Many Attributes of Effectiveness, but Improvement is Needed

Abstract

Congress passed DAWIA in 1990 to ensure effective and uniform education, training, and career development of members of the acquisition workforce. Accordingly, the act established DAU to provide training for the DOD acquisition workforce and charged DOD officials with designating acquisition positions, setting qualification requirements, and establishing policies and procedures for training the acquisition workforce. DOD, as part of implementing DAWIA, established career fields, such as program management (See table 1).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532118

Entities

People

  • Alzandra Brady
  • Angela Thomas
  • Desiree Thorp
  • Erin Schoening
  • Helena Brink
  • Johana Ayers
  • John K. Needham
  • John Krump
  • Morgan D. Ramaker
  • Penny B. Augustine
  • Tom Twambly

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety.