DEFENSE SYSTEMS ACQUISITIONS MANAGEMENT XXVI National Defense Industrial Association 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201 DEFENSE SYTEMS ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT(DSAM) XXVI, DALLAS, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 17-21, 1997 Inquiries may refer to event #802, Phone: 703/522-1820, Fax: 703/522-1885, E-Mail: bjones@ndia.org. The DSAM course meets the needs of defense industry acquisition managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to: *Defense acquisition policy; *Defense acquisition reform initiatives; *Defense acquisition procedures and processes; *The Planning, Programming and Budgeting System, and the congressional budget process; and *The relationship between requirements generation, resource allocation, science and technology activities and acquisition programs. Taught by the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), the course uses the same acquisition policy information provided to DoD students who attend DSMC courses for formal acquisition certification. There are fours areas of course instruction: The first, Management in the Acquisition Environment, will identify the major participants in the DOD acquisition process and their roles. The second, Acquisition Life Cycle Process, will focus on the objectives, responsibilities, activities, and concerns of each phase of the weapons systems acquisition life cycle. The third, Challenges to Program Management, covers several diverse subjects which are critical to the success of the DoD program manager. Finally, Application of Acquisition Procedures, covers the specific application of the acquisition procedures by the military services and management issues currently facing the DoD program manager. This is the last chance to take advantage of the existing rate before before it goes up in 1998. WEB: Click here to learn more about the NDIA and the DSAM XXVI course., http://www.ndia.org. E-MAIL: Click here to request more information about the DSAM, bjones@ndia.org.

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