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GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMS

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Defense Acquisition University Press Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-5565

13th Edition November 2009 Author: Gary Hagan

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GLOSSARY

DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS AND TERMS

Thirteenth Edition November 2009

Department of Defense Defense Acquisition University Learning Capabilities Integration Center Center for Acquisition and Program Management

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

PUBLISHED BY THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY PRESS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors appreciate the assistance of the staff and faculty of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) in providing acronyms and definitions for consideration in this Thirteenth edition of the Glossary: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms and offer our special thanks to members of the DAU Visual Arts and Press, especially Carol Scheina for her initial editing and proofreading, and Debbie Gonzalez for her expert final editing and innovative cover design.

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PREFACE

This is the Thirteenth Edition of the Glossary: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms.

The Glossary: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms contains most acronyms, abbreviations, and terms commonly used in the systems acquisition process within the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense industries. It focuses on terms with generic DoD application but also includes some Service-unique terms. It has been extensively revised to reflect the publication of the revised 5000 Series and changes in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).

Appendix A contains a listing of common abbreviations and acronyms. Appendix B contains definitions of terms used throughout the DoD acquisition community, including terms that have commonality between U.S. and allied acquisition programs.

While the Glossary identifies and highlights many terms, it is not all-inclusive, particularly regarding the Services and other organizationally unique terms. For those, the reader must turn to Service-specific indices and/or local publications. The Glossary contains some jargon and buzzwords, but does not attempt to be a "Dictionary of Pentagon-ese."

The Glossary is published for use by students of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and others working on defense acquisition matters, including congressional staffs, Pentagon and other headquarters (HQ) staffs, program managers of the Department of Defense, and defense contractors.

Acronyms and abbreviations are generally capitalized for ease of reference. That does not imply they are capitalized in general usage. Readers should follow the style used by their own organizations.

Readers' feedback and inputs are invited. Please use the form at the end of this publication, and send feedback to the Director, Center for Acquisition and Program Management, Learning Capabilities Integration Center, DAU, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565.

Bradford Brown Director, Center for Acquisition

and Program Management

Gary Hagan Course Manager PMT 352

Lawrence Leggett Performance Learning Director,

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