1401: Intro to Acquisition Systems Management

Question 1

In 1990, Congress passed the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) because defense systems:

Answer 1

Are complex
Are costly
Require qualified personnel

Question 2

Who, along with an Integrated Product Team (IPT), determines mandatory training, education and experience requirements for a particular functional area of expertise within the DAWIA framework?

Answer 2

A Functional Advisor (FA) for each functional area

Question 3

Who is the DoD Service or Agency representative who is responsible for establishing training requirements, monitoring DAWIA compliance, projecting and assigning annual training for individuals, and certifying that DAWIA standards have been met?

Answer 3

The Director of Acquisition Career Management (DACM)

Question 4

What does DOTMLPF-P stand for?

Answer 4

Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy.

Question 5

What is is a study to support acquisition decisions and illuminates the relative advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives?

Answer 5

The Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

Question 6

What is the major law directly affecting Department of Defense (DoD) systems acquisition management by requiring Program Managers to consider the environment in decisions and to seek less environmentally damaging ways to accomplish the mission or operation.

Answer 6

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)