Retention and Promotion of High-Quality Civil Service Workers in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce

Abstract

The defense acquisition workforce (AW) comprises military personnel, civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DoD), and contractors who perform functions that are related to the acquisition of goods and services for DoD. In 2006, the RAND National Defense Research Institute began a collaboration with DoD to develop data-based tools to support analysis of the organic defense AW, which includes military and DoD civilians, but not contractors. In response to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) of 1990, DoD has been tracking and reporting on the AW since 1992. The AW is responsible for planning, design, development, testing, contracting, production, introduction, acquisition logistics support, and disposal of systems, equipment, facilities, supplies, or services that are intended for use in, or support of, military missions. A key role of the AW is to oversee the acquisition process. Military and DoD civilian personnel who fulfill one or more of these roles are flagged as being part of the AW. Members of the AW can be found in many different organizations across DoD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA614015

Entities

People

  • Christopher Guo
  • Philip Hall-partyka
  • Susan M. Gates

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Intellectual Property
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel Retention
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management