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KNOWLEDGE AREAS

A Knowledge Area is an acquisition-related function designated by the Defense Acquisition Workforce Leadership Team (WLT) as a DoD-level high priority for meeting defense acquisition mission requirements. Knowledge areas will be cross-functional in nature and will often address emerging and rapidly changing acquisition subjects. Knowledge Areas will include learning assets for workforce members to further develop and expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities in a specific area of expertise. In some cases, the learning will culminate in the workforce member earning a credential in the specific knowledge area.

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Knowledge Area

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    Intelligence is a key factor in understanding the current and future threat posed by foreign weapon and information technology system capabilities, and should therefore affect United States (U.S…

    Courses 4
    Events 18
    Tools 17
    Blogs 5
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    Acquisition of Services: Services encompass all non-product procurements and involve the performance of specific activities in support of DoD missions. Most importantly, services are rendered…

    Courses 14
    Events 1
    Tools 4
    Blogs 1
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    Earned value is a management technique that relates resource planning to schedules and to technical cost and schedule requirements. All work is planned, budgeted, and scheduled in time-phased “…

    Courses 7
    Events 1
    Tools 12
    Blogs 1
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    DoD Information Technology (IT) includes all software applications (SW) and the hardware/firmware those applications run on (IT/SW). This DAU Media Site is meant to be an Acquisition Workforce…

    Courses 8
    Events 23
    Tools 2
    Blogs 2
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    Fundamental information about Intellectual Property and the effective management of rights in technical data and computer software to include their contribution to programmatic success. The…

    Courses 9
    Events 2
    Tools 0
    Blogs 3
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    International Acquisition/Security Cooperation refers to the entire spectrum of activities that the defense acquisition workforce engages in with allied and friendly nations and other foreign…

    Courses 18
    Events 1
    Tools 6
    Blogs 90
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    Small business concerns shall be afforded an equitable opportunity to compete for all contracts that they can perform to the extent consistent with the Government’s interest. It is the policy of…

    Courses 8
    Events 14
    Tools 25
    Blogs 14
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    Small business concerns shall be afforded an equitable opportunity to compete for all contracts that they can perform to the extent consistent with the Government’s interest. It is the policy of…

    Courses 12
    Events 1
    Tools 0
    Blogs 1
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    The Software Development Knowledge Area is cross-functional in nature and encompasses the application of iterative software development methodologies and tools to design, test, deliver, and…

    Courses 71
    Events 0
    Tools 1
    Blogs 0