protocols for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). GAO found two of the 22 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs it and DHS Instruction Manual 102-01-001, Acquisition Management effectiveness and suitability of a system in a realistic environment. desired capability when used by representative personnel. COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5000.10A Subj: MAJOR SYSTEMS ACQUISITION MANUAL Ref: (a) Acquisition Management Policy, Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Directive 102-01 (b) Acquisition Management Policy, Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Instruction/Guidebook 102-01-001 1. PURPOSE. the PM should reach agreement with their Component Head/CAE and the DHS ADA on the appropriate APB documentation approach for any discrete projects within their program. DHS Acquisition Instruction/Guidebook #102-01-001: Appendix K K-3 Interim Version 1.9 November 7 2008 DHS has an acquisition policy and framework . Management Directive (MD) 102-01 (similar to DoD 5000) Initiated in 2009. Established the Acquisition Review Board (chaired by the Undersecretary of Management (USM)) DHS developed a Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) Integrated technical program efforts into the acquisition framework Department of Homeland Security, accessed 18 October 2012, 10 Department of Homeland Security, DHS Acquisition Instruction/Guidebook Number 102-01-001, "Appendix G," G-4. AoA Methodologies: Considerations for DHS Acquisition Analyses 4 Department of Homeland Security Of?ce of Inspector General DHS Oversight of Acquisitions consume a significant part of the Department of Homeland Security's annual budget and are fundamental to the 102-01-001, Version 1.9 (November 7, 2008) (Guidebook) to the interim directive DHS Joint Requirements Council Operations and Requirements Analysis Support Services - Solicitation 1 DHS Directive Number 102-01, Acquisition Management Directive Attachment 3 - DHS Instruction Manual 107-01-001-01, DHS Manual for the Opera