Defense Systems Acquisition Management Course

The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to:

• Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems
    including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and
    guidebook).
• Defense acquisition and reform and initiatives.
• Defense acquisition procedures and processes.
• The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process, and the
   Congressional budget process.
• The relationship between capability needs determination, resource allocation,
   science and technology activities, and acquisition programs.

Taught by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) professors and other guest speakers, the course uses the same acquisition policy information provided to DoD students who attend DAU courses for formal acquisition certification.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Ms. Karen Byrd, Professor, Systems Acquisition Management; Learning Center Capabilities Integration Center Learning Asset Program Manager; DSAM Course Manager; 22 years DoD civilian; DAWIA Level III Program Management and Contracting. Mr. Gary Hagan, Professor, Systems Acquisition Management, Course Manager, Program Management Office Course (PMT-352); 23 years military, 19 years civilian; DAWIA Level III Program Management, Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering, and Life Cycle Logistics. Mr. Larry Leggett, Professor, Systems Acquisition Management; Performance Learning Director, Program Management Certification Courses, Learning Capabilities Integration Center; 29 years military, 5 years civilian, 4 years DoD civilian; DAWIA Level III Program Management.