Authorized component contracting, agreements, or personnel office; assignment is illustrative
This is a record-specific route, not an additional institutional directory node. Current assignment must be verified.
Authority holder · recorded legal basis
Secretary of Defense acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, coordinated with Research and Engineering; designated DAU officials
Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.
The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.
What this role does not control
A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.
A pilot of acquisition practices is not authority to waive otherwise applicable procurement statutes.
Organizational and education duties are distinguished from any separately executed award instrument.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedSections 4142(d) and 1746a(d) permit use of the specified defense acquisition workforce account, subject to appropriations. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.
Maintain civilian-university acquisition research and demonstration activities, data and analytical capacity, and executive education; pair this with Defense Acquisition University partnerships and practical workforce training. A separate Defense Civilian Training Corps route supports accredited civilian-school units and governed financial assistance, service commitments, and graduate appointments.
What this is not / limit: A pilot of acquisition practices is not authority to waive otherwise applicable procurement statutes.
Executing role: Authorized component contracting, agreements, or personnel office; assignment is illustrative
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, coordinated with Research and Engineering; designated DAU officials
Eligibility gate
Section 4142 includes an acquisition research organization in a civilian university not owned or operated by the Federal Government.
Keep research, pilot demonstrations, data access, and executive education within §4142(c), and DAU partnership activities within §1746a.
Any workforce-development account use is subject to available appropriations.
DCTC participation, financial assistance, and return service are governed by criteria the Secretary establishes under §§2200g–2200i; this is distinct from the §4142 research organization and DAU partnerships.
Amended §2200h(b) permits the head of a partnering DoD element to appoint a program member for one year and, for successful graduates, renew term appointments or make the specified permanent appointments. Graduate positions under paragraph (2) are GS-9 or equivalent for which qualified; the authority may cover no more than 60 graduates per calendar year.
The §2200h(b) hiring authority terminates December 31, 2029. Workforce-development-account basic-pay support is limited to term appointments and four years per person, without eliminating other compensation authority.
Funding condition
Sections 4142(d) and 1746a(d) permit use of the specified defense acquisition workforce account, subject to appropriations.
DCTC term-appointment basic pay follows amended §2200h(b)(3) and the acquisition workforce account provisions; no individual award or appointment verified.
All recorded limits
A pilot of acquisition practices is not authority to waive otherwise applicable procurement statutes.
Organizational and education duties are distinguished from any separately executed award instrument.