Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 101
July 20, 2012
Incorporating Change 2, April 15, 2022
WHS/HRD
SUBJECT: Personnel and Data Management Information Reporting Policies and Procedures
for Implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
(DAWIA)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Administrative Instruction (AI):
a. Reissues AI 101 (Reference (a)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive
(DoDD) 5110.04 (Reference (b)), DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (c)), DoD Instruction
5000.66 (Reference (d)), and the January 11, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum
(Reference (e))
.
b. Implements sections 1701-1764 of title 10, United States Code (Reference (f)); assigns
responsibilities; and prescribes guidance and procedures for:
(1) Reviewing, recruiting, placing, and staffing acquisition workforce positions.
(2) Reporting acquisition workforce data in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System
(DCPDS).
(3) Providing information on acquisition training records.
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI applies to:
a. OSD, the Office of the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the
Defense Agencies and Field Activities that are serviced by Washington Headquarters Services
(WHS) (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “WHS-Serviced Components”).
b. All WHS-Serviced Components’ civilian and military positions designated as acquisition
positions and established to perform an acquisition function in one of the 16 primary acquisition
position categories identified in the Glossary.
