International Acquisition Career Path

DT TrippDefense Acquisition University

October 8, 2010

1. Designated an international program or project by the USD(AT&L) or Component Acquisition Executive, or as further delegated.

2. Associated with a Technology development Strategy or Acquisition Strategy with an international system or cooperative opportunity identified

3. Associated with an international agreement as defined in DoD Directive 5530.3, “International Agreements”, upon submission or approval of a Summary Statement of Intent or with international agreement entered into force.

4. Associated with an approved letter of Offer and Acceptance as defined in the DoD 5105.38-M, “Security Assistance Management Manual” for purposes of International sale, lease, or logistics support of U.S. defense equipment.

What’s An “International What’s An “International Program?”Program?”

50%?

International Cooperative

Programs

• Agreements

• FCT

• Exchanges

• Coalition Warfare Programs

Security Assistance

• FMS/Lease

• EDA

• Training

• Logistics/Mx Support

Technology Transfer/Security

& Export Controls

• NDP

• AECA/ITAR

• Visits/ Assignments

• TA/CP/DDL

• IPR

• FOCI

What Specific Areas do these What Specific Areas do these Professionals Work in?Professionals Work in?

UNITED STATES CODE

TITLE 10. ARMED FORCES

SUBTITLE A—GENERAL MILITARY LAW

PART II—PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 87—DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

SUBCHAPTER II—DEFENSE ACQUISITION POSITIONS

(11) Joint development and production with other government agencies and foreign countries

Positions not designated across DoD

(1)-(10) Resulted in identifying 13 career fields and a certification framework. DAU

training developed for that framework.

Where did Where did this Start?this Start?

Career Field & Career Path EvolutionCareer Field & Career Path Evolution

* Title 10, Subtitle A Part II, Chapter 87, Subchapter II, 1721. Designation of Acquisition Positions

Program Management

Systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing

Business Cost Estimating, Financial Management, and Auditing

Industrial Property Management

Logistics

Quality Control and Assurance

Manufacturing and Production

Procurement, including Contracting

Construction

Joint Development and Production with other government agencies and countries

Program Management

SPRD&E – Science & Technology Manager

SPRD&E –Systems Engineering

Purchasing

Industrial/Contract Property Management

Life Cycle Logistics

Production, Quality and Manufacturing

Business Cost Estimating, and Financial Management

Facilities Engineering

Auditing

Test and Evaluation

Contracting

Required Positions* - DAWIA 1990 Career Fields & Paths – June 21, 2007

Education, training, and career development

No Career Field or Path

No Career Field or Path

No “Required Positions” in DAWIAInformation Technology

• Develop an international acquisition career path

• Ensure cognizant officials (e.g. Program Managers) are more knowledgeable of various processes and the implications for international programs, through improved training and education, and professional development.

Background: USD(AT&L)Background: USD(AT&L)Memo; June 22, 2007Memo; June 22, 2007

Career Field & Career Path EvolutionCareer Field & Career Path Evolution

* Title 10, Subtitle A Part II, Chapter 87, Subchapter II, 1721. Designation of Acquisition Positions

Program Management

Systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing

Business, Cost Estimating, Financial Management, and Auditing

Industrial Property Management

Logistics

Quality Control and Assurance

Manufacturing and Production

Procurement, including Contracting

Construction

Joint Development and Production with other countries

Program Management

International Acquisition Management Career Path

SPRD&E – Science & Technology Manager

SPRD&E –Systems Engineering

Purchasing

Industrial/Contract Property Management

Life Cycle Logistics

Production, Quality and Manufacturing

Business Cost Estimating, and Financial Management

Facilities Engineering

Auditing

Test and Evaluation

Contracting

Required Positions* - DAWIA 1990 Career Fields & Paths – June 22, 2007

Education, training, and career development

No Career Field

No “Required Positions” in DAWIA Information Technology

DAU International DAU International TrainingTraining

“100-level”On-Line

IACInternational ArmamentsCooperation(Continuous

Learning)

IEPInformationExchangeProgram

(Continuous Learning)

“200-level”Residence

PMT 202(MPMC)

Multinational Program

Management Course

40 Hours Classrm

40 Hours Classrm

ISTT/CC-203International Security and Technology

Transfer Control Course

“300-level”Residence

PMT-304Advanced

International Management

Workshop

40 Hours Classrm

TTECTechnologyTransfer &

Export Controls(Continuous

Learning)

PMT-313Advanced

Technology SecurityControl

Workshop

40 Hours Classrm(In Development)

FY2011Certification and

Core PlusDevelopment

Guides

Life Cycle Logistics Level II

FY2011Certification and

Core PlusDevelopment

Guides

Life Cycle Logistics Level III

OSD StudyOSD Study(Note: CNA “LCL” Focus Area)

OBJECTIVE

Strategically shape the Defense Acquisition Workforce that is trained to identify, interpret, analyze and execute their responsibilities in the rapidly changing environment of and requirements for international

materiel research, development and acquisition cooperation

SPECIFIC TASKS

• Identify international acquisition training for inclusion in Defense Acquisition Workforce Career Fields

• Identify, from all sources, all extant international acquisition resident, distance and continuous learning courses .

• Identify all international acquisition training in development.• Conduct international acquisition training gap analysis to identify selected Career

Fields for inclusion of international acquisition specialties; this also should include an analysis of global leadership training at the executive level.

• Develop plan and rationale for inclusion of extant and/or new training.• Assess cost impacts of inclusion of international acquisition training in selected

Career Fields

Eventual FIPT Questions:Eventual FIPT Questions:

• Should you ID Positions and Code?

• Should such positions have “Requirements” in future Certification and Core Plus Development Guides?

• Should “International Training” remain “Core Plus?”

Backup ChartsBackup Charts

Current International learning Asset Current International learning Asset General ObjectivesGeneral Objectives

Category Module Course Course Description Course Objective

Continuous Learning International International Armaments Cooperation Part 1 (CLI 001)Introduces the history and functioningInternational Armaments Cooperation. N/A

Continuous Learning International International Armaments Cooperation Part 2 (CLI 002)

Explains the International AgreementProcess and the Defense Data Exchange Program. N/A

Continuous Learning International International Armaments Cooperation Part 3 (CLI 003)

Discusses foreign participation in systems acquisition and production, cooperative logistics, and international environmental cooperation. N/A

Continuous Learning

Acquisition Management and Program Management Modules

Information Exchange Program (IEP) DoD Generic (CLI 004)

Describes the procedures for implementing the DoD's IEP, why all required AT&L workforce personnel should participate in the IEP, and how to execute IEP information exchanges. N/A

Continuous Learning

Acquisition Management and Program Management Modules

Information Exchange Program (IEP) Army Specific RDT&E (CLI 005)

Ensures that all required acquisition workforce personnel comprehend Army-specific IEP annex development, coordination, negotiation, and execution changes in policy and procedures. N/A

Continuous Learning

Acquisition Management and Program Management Modules

Information Exchange Program (IEP) Navy Specific RDT&E (CLI 006)

Describes the Navy-specific procedures for implementing the DoD's IEP, reasons for participating in the IEP, and procedures for execution of IEP information exchanges. N/A

Continuous Learning

Acquisition Management and Program Management Modules

Technology Transfer and Export Control Fundamentals (CLM 036)

Explains International Security and program protection, planning processes, and the role of the program manager. N/A

Specific Course ObjectivesSpecific Course ObjectivesPMT 202PMT 202

Specific Objectives:• To understand key national, Department of Defense, and Service policies

on international codevelopment, coproduction and cooperative logistics.• To understand the various international defense programs related to

acquisition (Data Exchanges, Nunn Amendment Programs, and Security Assistance-Foreign Military Sales).

• To understand the business practices associated with international acquisition programs.

• To know the organizational structures and interfaces that are relevant to international acquisition programs.

• To know the management structures, practices, and interfaces that are relevant to international acquisition programs.

• To gain awareness of NATO, NATO nation, and non-NATO designated allied nation acquisition practices and infrastructures, and know how they interact during an international acquisition program with the United States.

• To understand the security and technology transfer/control issues related to international acquisition programs.

Specific Course ObjectivesSpecific Course ObjectivesPMT 203PMT 203

Specific Objectives:• 1. Releasability of Candidate technology:

To provide detailed knowledge of the Arms Export Control policies pertaining to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and the cooperative development and acquisition of defense articles.• 2. Acquisition planning and documentation for technology

transfer/control in international programs: To further understand concerning key factors in the preparation of system technology transfer control planning documentation and Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI).

• 3. To understand the key factors relating to the use of intellectual property rights, proprietary data, copyright, patents, their release to foreign governments and foreign nationals.

Specific Course ObjectivesSpecific Course ObjectivesPMT 304PMT 304

Specific Objectives:

• To understand key Presidential, Congressional, Department of Defense, Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury, and Service policies on international cooperative defense acquisition agreements.

• To learn to be culturally sensitive.

• To understand international negotiation and how it differs from domestic negotiation.

• To learn to negotiate in an international environment.

• To understand the nature, process and procedures associated with international acquisition agreements.

• To know the issues most likely to be encountered in negotiation of an international acquisition agreement, and how to negotiate the results according to U.S. policy.

““Workforces”Workforces”

DoD

Employees

DAWIA Workforce128,000

IAW 10,000 Foreign &

Allied

SupportContractors

Support Contractors

ForeignExchange & L/O

Officers

““ROM” IAW WorkforceROM” IAW Workforce

DoD DAWIA

IAW

Security Assistance

SAO Personnel 681

Regional Centers 384

Field Agencies 801

DSCA Activities 230

DSCA HQ 280

COCOMS/MAJCOMS 28

Army 1561

Navy 717

Air Force 2006

Work Years 6722; People ~10,000

Armaments Cooperation

SAO Personnel 50

Field Agencies 360

COCOMS/MAJCOMS 40

Army 20

Navy 25

Air Force 25

People ~520

Estimated 30% are DAWIA Workforce ~ 3000

Foreign& Allied

Why care about it?Why care about it?

Other Law: “Conduct acquisition to seek standardization/interoperability with Nato Allies”

Policy (5000.1):

“International Armaments Cooperation to max extent possible”

“International options to satisfy validated material solutions before domestic only”

General Strategic Policy: Global Defense solutions pay National dividends across the spectrum of: Political, Industrial, Technical, Economical, Operational areas

Why care about it?Why care about it?

SECDEF Cohen 1997 memo: “Must be fully trained to develop/execute International Programs”

DEPSECDEF Hamre 1999 Memo: “If you work on International Programs you are required to take PMT 203”

DoDD 5230.20 (2005): requires Technology Security Training for all involved with visits, assignments, and exchanges of foreign personnel