GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMS

1 GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMSDEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY GLOSSARY OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS & TERMS13TH EDITIONNOVEMBER 2009 DAU PressDoDI DesignReview (PDR)Post-PDR AssessmentCritical Design Review (CDR)Post-CDR AssessmentEngineering andManufacturingDevelopmentIncrementalEv olutionaryAcquisition StrategyMaterielDevelopmentDecisionTechn ology ReadinessLevel 6 Published by theDefense ACQUISITION University PressFort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-556513th EditionNovember 2009 Author: Gary HaganFor sale by the Government Printing OfficeSuperintendent of Documents, Mail Stop.

2 SSOP, Washington, DC 20401-9328 ISBN 978-0-16-084287-0, Stock Number 008-020-01595-4iGLOSSARYDEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS AND TERMST hirteenth EditionNovember 2009 Department of DefenseDefense ACQUISITION UniversityLearning Capabilities Integration CenterCenter for ACQUISITION and Program ManagementFort Belvoir, Virginia PUBLISHED BY THEDEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY PRESSFORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-5565iiiiiACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe authors appreciate the assistance of the staff and faculty of the DEFENSE ACQUISITION Uni-versity (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 mem-bers of the DAU Visual Arts and Press, especially Carol Scheina for her initial editing and proof-reading, and Debbie Gonzalez for her expert final editing and innovative cover design.

3 Ivv PREFACEThis is the Thirteenth Edition of theGlossary: DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS and GLOSSARY : DEFENSE ACQUISITION ACRONYMS and TERMS contains most ACRONYMS , abbrevia-tions, 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).

4 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 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 buzz-words, 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 and abbreviations are generally capitalized for ease of reference.

5 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 Gary Hagan Director, Center for ACQUISITION Course Manager and Program Management PMT 352 Lawrence Leggett Performance Learning Director, PM Certification CoursesviA-1 APPENDIX AACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSNOTE: The following ACRONYMS and abbreviations are used by system ACQUISITION managers within the Department of DEFENSE (DoD).

6 The majority of those dealing primarily with the management of the ACQUISITION process are defined in Appendix B, GLOSSARY of TERMS . Those that refer to Service-unique titles and organizations are not further Achieved Availability AAA army Audit agency AAC Air Armament Center (Air Force) AAE army ACQUISITION Executive ABCA American-British-Canadian-Australian AC Active Component ACAP army Cost Analysis Paper ACAT ACQUISITION Category ACC Air Combat Command (Air Force) ACD&P Advanced Component Development and Prototypes ACE ACQUISITION Center of Excellence ACI Allocated Configuration Identification ACMC Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps ACNO Assistant Chief of Naval Operations ACO Administrative contracting Officer ACRN Accounting Classification Reference Number ACS Assistant Chief of Staff ACSA ACQUISITION and Cross Servicing Agreement ACSN Advance Change Study Notice ACTD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (Obsolete See JCTD (Joint Capability Technology Demonstration))

7 ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed ADA Anti-Deficiency ActADLT Administrative and Logistics Delay Time ADM ACQUISITION Decision Memorandum ADP Automated Data Processing ADPE Automated Data Processing Equipment ADR Alternate Dispute Resolution; Alternative Dispute Resolution AECA Arms Export Control Act (1976) AECB Arms Export Control Board A-2 AFAE Air Force ACQUISITION Executive AFALC Air Force Air Logistics Center AFARS army Federal ACQUISITION Regulation Supplement AFCAA Air Force Cost Analysis agency AFFARS Air Force Federal ACQUISITION Regulation Supplement AFFTC Air Force Flight Test Center AFI Air Force Instruction AFIT Air Force Institute of Technology AFMC Air Force Materiel Command AFOTEC Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center AFPD Air Force Policy Directive AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory AI Artificial Intelligence AI

8 Inherent Availability AIS Automated Information System AKSS AT&L ( ACQUISITION , Technology and Logistics) Knowledge Sharing System (Obsolete See DEFENSE ACQUISITION Portal (DAP)) ALC Air Logistics Center (Air Force) ALMC army Logistics Management College ALO Authorized Level of Organization ( army ) ALT Administrative Lead Time AMA Analysis of Materiel Approaches AMC Air Mobility Command; army Materiel Command AMCOM Aviation and Missile Command ( army ) AMSAA army Materiel Systems Analysis agency AMSDL ACQUISITION Management Systems Data List ANSI American National Standards Institute AO Operational Availability AoA Analysis of AlternativesAOTR Assessment of Operational Test Readiness AP ACQUISITION Plan.

9 Advance Procurement AP/A/N/AF Aircraft Procurement (Appropriation), army /Navy/Air Force APB ACQUISITION Program Baseline APBA ACQUISITION Program Baseline Agreement APPN Appropriation APUC Average Procurement Unit Cost (also see AUPC (Average Unit Procurement Cost)) AQAP Allied Quality Assurance Provision AR army Regulation ARL army Research Laboratory ASA(ALT) Assistant Secretary of the army ( ACQUISITION , Logistics and Technology) ASAF(A) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force ( ACQUISITION ) ASARC army Systems ACQUISITION Review Council ASBCA Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ASC Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force) A-3 ASD(HA) Assistant Secretary of DEFENSE (Health Affairs) ASD(LA) Assistant Secretary of DEFENSE (Legislative Affairs) ASD(NII) Assistant Secretary of DEFENSE (Networks and Information Integration) ASF army Stock Fund ASN(M&RA) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ASN(RD&A) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and ACQUISITION )

10 ASPA Armed Services Procurement Act ASR ACQUISITION Strategy Report; Alternative Systems Review ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AT Anti-Tampering ATC Air Training Command ATD Advanced Technology Development (or Demonstration) ATE automatic Test Equipment ATEC army Test and Evaluation Command ( army ) ATP Acceptance Test Procedures ATPS Automated Test Planning System ATSD Assistant to the Secretary of DEFENSE AUPC Average Unit Procurement Cost (also see APUC (Average Procurement Unit Cost)) AV All ViewsAWACS Airborne Warning and Control System (Air Force) AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment BBA Budget Activity.