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Scope and Applicability

For the purposes of this instruction, the acquisition workforce is defined as the military and civilian workforce occupying designated acquisition positions in accordance with references (a), (b), (c), and (d) and/or assigned to Naval organizations performing acquisition functions such as Systems Commands (SYSCOMs) including Program Executive Offices (PEOs), direct reporting program management offices, and the Office of Naval Research, and all subordinate activities, hereafter referred to as acquisition commands.

ASN(RD&A) will implement the processes of acquisition workforce stewardship in conjunction with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) and acquisition governance processes, in close coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) acquisition resourcing organizations.

The DON acquisition workforce processes contained in this instruction will be implemented in accordance with the references.

Purpose

To describe the roles and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN(RD&A)) as the Department of the Navy (DON) steward of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) workforce, hereafter referred to as the acquisition workforce. This instruction describes these responsibilities and authorities for stewardship of the acquisition workforce; additional references for roles and responsibilities are contained within references (a) through (g).