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ACQUISITION ENCYCLOPEDIA

ACQuipedia serves as an online encyclopedia of common defense acquisition topics. Each topic is identified as an article. Each article contains a definition, a brief narrative that provides context, and includes links to the most pertinent policy, guidance, tools, practices, and training which further augment understanding and expand depth.

ACQuipedia was developed as a collaborative project to create content around Defense Acquisition-related topics. Articles (topics) will be maintained as a collaborative effort of subject matter experts across the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). Future growth may expand the collaboration of subject matter experts beyond DAU.

ACQuipedia provides the acquisition workforce with quick access to information in a succinct and digestible format. Article content aggregates the most relevant references and learning assets to narrowly focus users and quickly provide high value information.

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ACQUIPEDIA/Program Management
International Cooperative Programs (ICPs), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and Direct Commercial…
ACQUIPEDIA/Contracting
DoD international contracting policies and practices are designed to facilitate implementation of U…
ACQUIPEDIA/Program Management
An International Cooperative Program (ICP) is any acquisition program or technology project that…
ACQUIPEDIA/Life Cycle Logistics
Both FMS and ICPs are part of the US Security Cooperation activities. The Defense Security…
ACQUIPEDIA/Contracting
Offsets can be used on Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) programs.…
ACQUIPEDIA/Program Management
In the early 1990s, Mr. Donald Yockey, serving in the role of Under Secretary of Defense for…
ACQUIPEDIA/Program Management
International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) refers to the entire spectrum of activities…
There are two basic methods of authorizing foreign production of U.S. defense articles: Cooperative…
ACQUIPEDIA/Life Cycle Logistics
Within a given supply chain, component and materiel inventory levels are key to control of life-…
ACQUIPEDIA/Financial Management
Source: API IPM (osd.mil)   There is an EVM Interpretation and Issue Resolution Request…
The “IT Box” construct, calls for fewer iterations of validating capability requirements documents…
ACQUIPEDIA/Life Cycle Logistics
Background The purpose of the IR Program is to reduce the number of sizes, and kinds, of…
ACQUIPEDIA/Life Cycle Logistics
Item Unique Identification (IUID) is one of a family of automatic identification technologies (AIT…