Acquisition Category FY 14 ACAT ID 480 M

Acquisition Category (FY 14 $) ACAT ID $480 M RDT&E or $2. 79 B Procurement or MDA Special Interest Defense Acquisition Executive USD(AT&L) ACAT IA DAE Defense Acquisition Board $520 M Life Cycle Cost or $165 M Total Program Cost or $40 M Program Cost in any single year or MDA Special Interest ACAT IC/IAC ACAT III No Fiscal Criteria [Does not meet criteria above. ] ACAT IV Used by Navy/USMC Advice to DAE OIPT Issue resolution Configuration Steering Boards $185 M RDT&E or $835 M Procurement or MDA designation • Makes ACAT ID and IAM Decisions • Signs Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) Component Acquisition Executive (Asst Secretary) CAE • Makes ACAT IC, IAC & II decisions • Signs ADM Component HQ Review Overarching IPTs (OIPTs) Working-Level IPTs (WIPTs) Issue resolution Program Executive Officer (Gen Officer/SES) Program Manager (Col/Lt. Col/Civilian Equiv) PEO • Makes ACAT III decisions • Signs ADM PM Note: Some PMs report directly to CAE Program Level IPTs assist the MDA in oversight & review

ACAT: Acquisition Category ADM: Acquisition Decision Memorandum CAE: Component Acquisition Executive Col: Colonel DAE: Defense Acquisition Executive Equiv: Equivalent HQ: Headquarters IPT: Integrated Product Team Lt Col: Lieutenant Colonel M: Million MDA: Milestone Decision Authority PEO: Program Executive Officer OIPTs: Overarching Integrated Product Teams PM: Program Manager RDT&E: Research, Development Test and Evaluation USD(AT&L): Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics USMC: U. S. Marine Corps WIPT: Working-Level Integrated Product Team