This Department of Defense Directive provides a summary level of the Defense Acquisition System and requires that program managers manage programs consistent with statute and regulatory requirements specified in the Directive.
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1) The defense acquisition system, as defined in 10 U.S.C 3001(a), exists to manage the investments of the United States in technologies, programs, and product support necessary to achieve the national security strategy prescribed by the President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
There are 5 Phases identified in the accompanying Figure.
Reading from left to right, the first phase is the Materiel Solution Analysis phase, followed by Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction, the Engineering and Manufacturing phase, Production and Deployment, and finally Operations and Support.