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PURPOSE. This Manual reissues DoD 5000.52-M and implements DoD Directive 5000.52 (references (m) and (h)).

This Manual establishes the DoD Acquisition Career Development Program. It includes procedures for effective career development of the acquisition workforce in the Department of Defense and incorporates the requirements of 10 U.S.C. Chapter 87 (reference (d)). The program establishes experience, education, and training standards for specific acquisition workforce position categories and career fields, provides for certification guidelines of acquisition workplace members, and provides career paths for the acquisition workforce.