The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) is the senior advisory board for defense acquisitions in the
Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to:
Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philipp ...
of the
United States
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. The board is chaired by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and includes the
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Service Secretaries (
Secretary of the Army,
Secretary of the Navy
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and
Secretary of the Air Force), as well as a number of
Under Secretaries of Defense. The DAB plays an important role in the Defense Acquisition System. Members of this board are responsible for approving the Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and serve as the most important executive review of expensive acquisition projects that would have potentially large impacts on how wars are fought — things like new
tank
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s,
fighter aircraft
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, or
C3 systems.
See DoD Defense Acquisition Guidebook for more information on the process.
See also
*
Deputy's Advisory Working Group
*
Joint Requirements Oversight Council
External links
Defense Acquisition Guidebook
United States Department of Defense agencies
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