Useful Sources of Defense Acquisition Information

Here are some useful sources of information and guidance that the Acquisition Support Program uses in its daily work with civil and defense agencies, and recommends to anyone interested in learning more about acquisition and software engineering.

Acquisition Reform

Acquisition Central

Electronic Acquisition

Defense Finance and Accounting Service - Electronic Commerce

Handbooks, Guidebooks

The Defense Information Enterprise Architecture (Version 1.0)(DIEA 1.0)
Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, Sixth Edition (Version 1.0), August 2006
Reference Library - Navair, Training Systems Division
Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK)
SMC Software Acquisition Handbook (PDF)
Systems Engineering Primer & Handbook, Space and Missile Systems Center, 3rd edition, July 2005
Standardization of Work Breakdown Structures to Support Acquisition Program Management (USD AT&L Memo)

Modeling and Simulation Related

Department of Defense, Defense Modeling & Simulation Office (DMSO)
Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center

Professional and Standards Organizations

American National Standards Institute
European Software Institute
Federation of American Scientists
International Council on Systems Engineering
International Organization for Standardization
Interoperability Clearinghouse
National Information Standards
The Project Management Institute
Software Engineering Research Laboratory
System of Systems Engineering Center of Excellence

Other Acquisition Home Pages

Army Acquisition Website   
Defense Acquisition University
Defense Logistics Agency
Federal Acquisition Institute
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Software Technology Information Sources

The Data and Analysis Center for Software
DACS Gold Practices Website
Software Engineering Information Repository

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