Introduction to South Region for NDIA’s Space & Missile Defense Working Group August 20th 2015

2 DAU: Established by Legislation 10 USC Ch Sec Defense acquisition university structure “The Secretary of Defense … shall establish and maintain a defense acquisition university structure to provide for the professional educational development and training of the acquisition workforce.” DAU Mission: Provide a global learning environment to develop qualified acquisition, requirements and contingency professionals who deliver and sustain effective and affordable warfighting capabilities.

3 DAU WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Secretary of Defense Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) President Defense Acquisition University Acquisition Policy & Process Defense Wide Acquisition Training Defense Acquisition Workforce Defense Agencies SYSCOM PEO SYSCOM PEO SYSCOM PEO Service-unique acquisition training Army Logistics University Naval Postgraduate School Air Force Institute of Technology

4 DEFENSE STATUTORY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE Source: AT&L Workforce DataMart; FY13 Final Data Career FieldArmyNavyAir Force4th EstateTotals Auditing 0004,368 Business - Cost Estimating ,312 Business - Financial Mgmt 2,1071,9231, ,463 Contracting 8,6065,7168,3817,56830,271 Engineering 9,66820,00311,0272,13942,837 Facilities Engineering 1,6345, ,970 Industrial/Contract Property Mgmt Information Technology 2,1662,0981, ,870 Life Cycle Logistics 8,1045,5382, ,122 Production, Quality and Manufacturing 1,6082, ,2569,658 Program Management 3,3785,9395,4381,41616,171 Purchasing ,283 Test and Evaluation 2,0803,1143, ,580 Unknown Totals 40,03753,21434,53423,570151,355

LOCATED WITH OUR CUSTOMERS RegionLocationFY13 C/NEFort Belvoir, VA36,600 Mid-AtlanticCalifornia, MD28,740 MidwestKettering, OH21,428 SouthHuntsville, AL34,743 WestSan Diego, CA 29,844 Total 151,355

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