The Washington, D.C. defense policy community is a robust ecosystem with frequent new entrants at every level. For government personnel, there are numerous sources for training on acquisition, often focused on developing acquisition management skills on the way to formal DAWIA certification. However, these assets are not always accessible to those without U.S. government affiliation; the ecosystem lacks an overview of defense acquisition available to the broader community. Join the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) and Executive Education for a one-day course that fills this niche by providing an overview of acquisition, including topics such as setting contract requirements, the formal acquisition process, a historical overview of how we got to the current state of play, and some current topics including export controls, inflation, industrial base competition, rare earth elements, and data rights.
 
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Application Deadline: September 5, 2023
Course Date: September 19, 2023
Location: CSIS Headquarters (Note: Virtual participation options are available upon request.)

Questions? Contact Maylene Shanbrom at mshanbrom@csis.org.

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* 2. Statement of Interest: Please tell us a little bit more about why you are interested in this course. Please limit your response to 200 words.

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* 6. Will you be participating remotely or in person?

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* 7. If participating in person, do you have any dietary restrictions? Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

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* 8. If participating remotely, please state the location and time zone from which you will be participating in the course.

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* 9. If participating remotely: I have the necessary technology and materials to participate in this online course including a computer, sufficient internet bandwidth, a web camera, and microphone.

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