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Instructional video for using the DAU Provision and Clause matrix. Updated video posted: November 2020
DAU Provision and Clause Matrix How-to Video
From Mark Jenkins
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As DoD continues to modernize DAWIA implementation, the Back-to-Basics framework aligns the acquisition workforce to better focus our resources. The updated framework…
Getting Back-to-Basics
From Scott Wortman
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Ben FitzGerald, the Director of Strategy and Design in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, interviews Dr. Bruce Jette,…
Defense Panel Discussion on Middle Tier of…
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This short video describes DAU's mission and resources available to the acquisition workforce.
DAU Story
From Raymond Ward
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A description of a Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Statement of Objectives (SOO)
PWS-SOO
From Adam Stroup
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This video provides an overview of the Product Support Manager Guidebook. Related Resources Product Support Manager (PSM) Reference Repository 10 USC 2337.…
Product Support Manager Guidebook
From Shawn Harrison
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose explains the purpose of various technical reviews and where they usually fit into the overall defense acquisition lifecycle.
Technical Reviews Across the Acquisition Lifecycle
From Shannon Seay
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose provides an overview of the Defense Acquisition System as described in the Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Defense…
Defense Acquisition System Overview
From Shannon Seay
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose provides an overview of the Engineering & Manufacturing Development Phase of the Defense Acquisition System as described in the Department…
Engineering & Manufacturing Development Phase…
From Shannon Seay
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose provides an overview of the Materiel Solution Analysis Phase of the Defense Acquisition System as described in the Department of Defense…
Materiel Solution Analysis Phase Overview
From Shannon Seay
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose provides an overview of the Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction Phase of the Defense Acquisition System as described in the Department…Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction Phase…
From Shannon Seay
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This video describes the content and relationship of the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) to the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) for…
From Charles Brackenhoff
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose provides an overview of the Production & Deployment Phase of the Defense Acquisition System as described in the Department of Defense…
Production & Deployment Phase Overview
From Shannon Seay
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose provides an overview of the Operations & Support Phase of the Defense Acquisition System as described in the Department of Defense…
Operations & Support Phase Overview
From Shannon Seay
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This is the commercial to inform/attract DoD Contracting Professionals about Connect Live. You are invited to drop in and ask your questions to contracting experts from…
Let's Connect Live!
From Mark Jenkins
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Core to the AcqDemo appraisal process is the review and evaluation of written assessments describing employee contributions and their impact. This course shows you what…
Writing An Annual Appraisal Self Assessment
From Scott Wortman
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DAU Professor Matt Ambrose explains Developmental and Operational Test & Evaluation (DT and OT), their separate but related purposes and how they fit into the…
Developmental and Operational Testing
From Shannon Seay
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Professor Matt Ambrose talks about the different components of System Life Cycle Costs.
Life Cycle Cost Composition
From Shannon Seay
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Video of DAU's September - 2025 Featured Learning Opportunities.
Featured Learning Opportunities - September 2025
From Kristy Presson
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This video compares a Performance Work Statement (PWS) and a detailed Statement of Work (SOW). The video focuses on transforming an SOW to a PWS.
PWS-SOW Comparison
From Adam Stroup
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Understand what it means to engage in mission and systems level thinking, what systems thinking is, the tools used in systems thinking, the elements and categories…
ETM 1020, Lesson 1, Systems Thinking
From Raymond Shanahan
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Essentially a pre-requisite for all other eLearning courses, AcqDemo 101 introduces you to the key elements and processes of the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce…
AcqDemo 101
From Scott Wortman
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The Kessel Run team gives us a glimpse of what life is like in a modern software development organization in DoD. Successful change management, and modern software…
Kessel Run: a "Day in the Life" at a…
From Robert Skertic
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Welcome to Modeling and Simulation. This module will prepare you with the DoD definitions of common terms in Digital Engineering, plus you'll be able to view a…
ETM 1070 Lesson 1.3 Modeling and Simulation in…
From Noel Bryson