September 2009 Version
Resources for Test and Evaluation and Systems Engineering Professionals
This document lists free or low cost resources (test and evaluation, systems engineering, and acquisition resources), which are on-line or easily available.
This document lists the following types of resources: publications, websites, classes & training, software resources, M&S resources, T&E resources, and systems engineering resources. (The first line in each section is highlighted.)
Note: As a policy, the DefenseAcquisitionUniversity (who developed this list of resources) does NOT endorse any of the resources listed in this document.
Item / Name
/ Description / Information / Web-LinkPublications
The Acquisition Process Wall Chart / Life cycle management information on: phases, milestones, technical reviews; JCIDS process and documents; contracting, logistics, sustainment; Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process (PPBE); systems engineering and T&E processes and events. /
National Defense Magazine (NDIA Journal) / Electronic version is free. /
Defense Acquisition Review Journal / Used to be called Acquisition Review Quarterly /
Defense AT&L Magazine / Used to be called Program Manager Magazine /
Government Executive / Magazine /
Government Computer News / Magazine /
CrossTalk / The Journal of Defense Software Engineering /
Chips Magazine / Sponsored by Navy Chief Information Officer, and SPAWAR IT Umbrella Program Office / or
Defense News / Magazine is NOT free. Website has some free information /
Army AL&T / Magazine /
Aviation Week / Magazine is NOT free. Website has some free information, articles, photos, links to other websites /
The ITEA Journal of T&E / Magazine is NOT free (magazine comes with ITEA membership). Website has some free information, such as magazine articles & abstracts. /
Early Bird / DoD related news articles /
DoD News Services / News releases, contract announcements, photos, news archives.
Links to Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, war on terrorism, and other federal government newsletters. /
U.S. Air Force AIM POINTS / e-Letter /
Handbooks, Guides, Publications / T&E Management Guide
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
Glossary Defense Acq. Acronyms/Terms
Intro. to Defense Acq. Management
Program Managers Tool Kit
Performance Based Logistics Guide
Scheduling Guide for PMs
Joint Program Management Handbook
Knowledge Mgmt. and IT Guide
COTS & Commercial Item Guide
COSSI Handbook
Guide to Incentive Strategies
Guide to Performance Based Services Acq /
Defense Acquisition Guidebook / Interactive on-line version of the Defense Acquisition Guidebook /
Handbooks, Guides, Publications / Acquisition Logistics Guide
Contracting for the Rest of Us
DoD Guide for Achieving RM&A
DoD Guide, Uniquely Identifying Items
EVMImplementation Guide
Engineering Data Management Guide
Guide for Mgmt. of Multinational Pgms.
Risk Mgmt. Guide for DoD Acq.
Mngr’s Guide to Tech. Transition
GAO Reports (Acquisition Related)
DoD Acquisition Mgmt. Metrics
DoD IPPD Handbook
Technology Readiness Assessment Guide
Numerous other handbooks and guides. /
Click on Guidebooks and Handbooks (on the left column menu)
Operational Test Director’s Guide / COMOPTEVFOR publication /
e-Handbook of Statistical Methods / Handbook of Engineering Statistics /
Guide to Specification Writing, for U.S. Government Engineers / NAVAIR publication /
A Modular Open Systems Approach to Acquisition / Guidebook /
Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy / Contracting guidebooks, policy and information /
DoD Corrosion Prevention and Control Planning Guidebook / Guidebook and other corrosion prevention information /
DoD Guide to Integrated Product and Process Development / Guidebook /
Top Eleven Ways to Manage Technical Risk (NAVSO P-3686) / Risk Guide. Also information on diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages. /
Joint Testing Handbook / Handbook / click on JT&E handbook (menu on left side)
On-line Videos and Training Materials / View the following videos:
- DoD’s Business Transformation
- The PPBE Process
- The JCIDS Process
- DoDI 5000.02
- Corrosion Prevention
- Item Unique Identification
- Radio Frequency Identification
- Weapon Systems Acq. Reform Act /
Virtual Library - Pentagon / Virtual Library /
Virtual Library - Naval PostgraduateSchool / Virtual Library
“Ask a Librarian” /
Virtual Library - Library of Congress / Virtual Library /
Virtual Library - Air Force Institution of Technology / Virtual Library /
Military Library Network / Search electronic catalogs of more than 30 military libraries. Also has defense related U.S. Policy statements on selected key topics. /
Library locator / Library locator. Also has access to 500,000 eBook titles /
Project Gutenberg (30,000+ public domain books) / Public domain books /
Websites
AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS) / Policy documents
Glossaries & acronyms
Education / professional development info
News & publications
Rapid Deployment Training
Ask-A-Professor /
Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) / ACC – A website where the AT&L workforce meets to share knowledge.
Join ACC and access important acquisition resources, connect with professionals in your field, share information and knowledge (including posting documents to the ACC website)
ACC has Communities of Practice / Special Interest Areas for Systems Engineering, Test & Evaluation, and numerous others /
Acquisition website links / Web-links /
Acquisition Central / Documents, instructions, website links /
Navy Research, Development & Acquisition Website / Website /
ArmyAcquisitionSupportCenter / Website /
Defense Science Board (DSB) / Download or order DSB reports /
Defense Acquisition Policy Center / Documents, Defense Acquisition Process tutorial, DoD 5000 and JCIDS briefings, Policy Documents /
AcqWeb - USD(AT&L) Website / Documents, OSD information & website links, search engine /
FARSite / Contracting docs, regs, forms, tools /
Army Knowledge Online,Defense Knowledge Online / Army-wide and DoD-wide information, Email, search engine, locator /
Navy Knowledge Online / Navy-wide information /
Air Force Portal / Air Force-wide information /
Marine Corps Home Page / Marine Corps-wide information /
AirForceCenter of Excellence for Knowledge Mgmt. / Documents (search engine), samples & examples, POC’s, web links, tools, communities of practice (including T&E) /
Air Force Documentation / Documents, publications /
Army Documentation / Documents, publications /
Navy Documentation / Documents, publications /
DefenseTechnicalInformationCenter / DoD documents, reports, publications (search, order docs) /
DoD Locator & Search Engine / Documents, websites, news releases /
Government Information Search Engines / Search Engines, links to government information /
Worldwide Military Installations Info. / Website /
DoD Military Installations / DoD installation and duty station information /
Air War College / DoD / military Lessons Learned /
Air Force Knowledge Management / Best Practices / Lessons Learned /
Center for Army Lessons Learned / Best Practices / Lessons Learned /
Acquisition Best Practices Clearinghouse / Best Practices (especially in areas of systems engineering and software acquisition.) Information on how to implement & implementation results. /
Naval PostgraduateSchool Library / Numerous Lessons Learned web-links / click on lessons learned (which is listed under military resources)
Marine Corps Lessons Learned / Best Practices / Lessons Learned /
DoD Quality Management Office / Numerous links and on-line resources /
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) / Documents, web-links, info on meetings & events,links to NDIA committees & local chapters.
DefenseAcquisitionUniversity students may obtain free NDIA membership through the DAU website /
Free NDIA membership for DAU students: click on link in lower left corner
North American Technology & Industrial Base Organization / Website /
Office of Technology Transition / Website /
Research & Engineering Portal / Information on federally funded R&D projects (budget, planning, project summaries, news highlights).
Search engine, links to other websites. /
Independent Research & Development / Website /
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) / Website /
Human Systems Integration (HSI) and Advanced Distributed Learning / Websites, web-links /
ReliabilityAnalysisCenter / Publications, tools, training /
Open Systems Joint Task Force / Tools & guides, documents, lessons learned /
Best Manufacturing Practices / Industry / Government / Academia cooperative effort /
Defense Environmental Network / Website /
DoD Chief Information Officer Website / Home page has Section 508 information. Archives contains: Net-Centric docs & checklist, Global Information Grid guidance & docs, C3I documents. /
DIACAP Website / DIACAP Knowledge Service Website /
DoD Architecture Framework (DODAF)
version 2.0 / Download DODAF docs (Volume I, Volume II, Volume III). /
Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations / Website /
Comparative Testing Office / Administers the Defense Acquisition Challenge (DAC) Program, and Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program /
Test Information / Free testing information (particularly software testing) and articles from leading consultants /
Survivability / Vulnerability Information
AnalysisCenter / Website /
Director, OT&E / T&E website /
Deputy Director, DT&E / T&E website /
Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) / T&E / interoperability website /
Test Resource management Center (TRMC) / T&E website /
Range Commanders’ Council / T&E website /
International T&E Association (ITEA) / T&E website /
Navy OT&E Force (OPTEVFOR) / T&E website /
Army T&E Command (ATEC) / T&E website /
Army T&E Office / T&E website /
Marine Corps OT&E Activity (MCOTEA) / T&E website /
AirForceOT&ECenter (AFOTEC) / T&E website /
Joint Service T&E information / T&E website /
Hundreds of Statistics Website Links / Everything you ever wanted to know about statistics! (Also data analysis, evaluation, data collection & management, etc.) /
Statistics Websites (Statistics software & tools) / Free statistical software & tools, statistical software websites /
Statistics Weblinks & Tools / Free statistical software & tools, statistical software websites /
Click on site index. Then scroll down to the statistics sections.
ACQuipedia website / An online encyclopedia of common defense acquisition topics. /
DoDTechipedia website / Contains information on who is performing what work in DoD research and development. /
Classes & Training / Note: As a policy, the DefenseAcquisitionUniversity (who developed this list of resources) does NOT endorse any non-government sources of education or training
DefenseAcquisitionUniversity(DAU) Courses / Web based Classes: ACQ 101, PQM 101, SAM 101, SYS 101, SYS 202, TST 102, many others.
Resident Courses offered at numerous locations: TST 203, TST 302, SYS 203, SYS 302, many others. /
DAU Strategic Partnerships with Colleges and Universities / College credit for DAU classes
DAU credit for college classes /
DAU Continuous Learning Modules / More than 200 continuous learning modules - Can browse or take for credit.
Modules include:
- System Safety in Systems Engineering
- Technical Reviews
- Assessment of Tech. Readiness Levels
- Designing for Supportability
- Contracting for the Rest of Us
- IPT Management and Leadership
- Information Assurance
- Introduction to Interoperability
- Reducing Total Ownership Costs
- Risk Management
- M&S for T&E
- DTEPI Intro. to Probability & Statistics
- Testing in a Joint Environment
- Environmental Issues in T&E
- Telemetry
- Time-Space-Position Information /
DAU Catalog and iCatalog / Chapter 3 – Course descriptions
Appendix B – Career Field Certification Requirements (Requirements for DAWIA Certification)
Appendix C – Course equivalencies
Appendix D – Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Appendix E – American Council on Education (ACE) recommended credits /
DAU Support Services / Research,analysis, consulting, problem solving, targeted training / Click on “Performance Support”
U.S. Navy Distance Learning / Distance Learning Courses & Degree Programs /
U.S. Government E-Learning Courses / Distance Learning Courses /
International Engineering Consortium / Distance Learning Courses /
International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) / Distance Learning Courses /
Federal Acquisition Institute / Distance Learning Courses /
Systems Engineering (SE) On-Line Degrees / Note: Other colleges and universities (besides those listed) offer classes in systems engineering. The following universities offer on-line SE degreesor certificates. / See the next eleven rows (listings) in this table.
University of Southern California / On-line M.S. Systems Architecture & Engineering /
OklahomaStateUniversity / On-line M.S. Control Systems Engineering /
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) / Masters Certificate, Systems Engineering (Also certificates in T&E, M&S,Rocket Propulsion, and Reliability & Missile Systems).
Classroom or distance learning.
Some DAU classes transfer towards UAH certificates. /
1-800-448-4035
NationalTechnicalUniversity (now part of WaldenUniversity) / On-line M.S. degrees in Systems Engineering, and Software Engineering
(312) 263-0456
(866) 492-5336 /
ArizonaStateUniversity / On-line Master of Engineering, in the following areas: Modeling and Simulation, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Quality and Reliability Engineering, Technical Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering
On-line Graduate Certificate in Statistics /
Southern MethodistUniversity / MS, Systems Engineering (distance learning or classroom setting).
Certificate programs.
Some DAU course credits may transfer.
DoD employees may receive reduced tuition. /
Naval PostgraduateSchool / M.S. Systems Engineering /
Air Force Institute of Technology / M.S. and Masters Certificate in Systems and Engineering Management
On-line continuing education /
On-Line Engineering Degrees / Search engine /
Engineering degrees (some are on-line) / Search engine /
Systems Engineering Academic Programs / World-wide listing /
T&ECertificates & Degrees / Note: Other colleges and universities (besides those listed) offer classes in T&E. The following universities offer T&E related degrees or certificates. / See the next seven rows (listings) in this table.
Air Force Institute of Technology / M.S. in Operations Research. Masters Certificate in Test and Evaluation. /
University of Alabama in Huntsville / T&E Certificate
Systems Engineering Certificate
Modeling & Simulation Certificate
Classroom or distance learning /
1-800-448-4035
University of Florida / Graduate-level T&E Certificate /
Florida Institute of Technology / M.S., Operations Research /
Georgia Tech / T&E Certificate /
NationalTestPilotSchool / Masters programs, flight testing /
Naval PostgraduateSchool / Masters in Operations Analysis /
U.S.ArmyLogisticsManagementCollege / Operations Research classes (also Army Acquisition, Environmental Science, and Logistics classes) /
U.S.AirForceTestPilotSchool / Short courses / click on U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Information
Navy COMOPTEVFOR / Operational Test Director Course /
AFOTECT&EUniversity / Courses focus on OT&E training for AFOTEC personnel /
(505) 846-6074
Army T&E Basic Course (TEBC) / Course focuses on T&E training for Army personnel /
53rd Wing Design of Experiments & Statistics Classes / The U.S. Air Force 53rd Wing offers a wide variety of Design of Experiments & Statistics classes (many classes offered at Eglin Air Force Base).
Access the website to sign up for an account, view the schedule, get course details, or register for a course. / Click on training (on the black menu bar at the top)
Software Programming and Web-Development / More than 450 on-line classes /
Software
Resources
DoDSoftwareData & AnalysisCenter / Software engineering data & information (numerous software related areas), Software Tech newsletter E-newsletter, “Golden Practices” including those for software testing /
Software Security Assurance / Download the July 31, 2007 State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR). /
Systems and Software Consortium, Inc. (formerly Software Productivity Consortium, SPC) / Processes, methods, tools, support services.
Some assets only available to consortium members. /
Software Program Managers Network (SPMN) / Lessons learned, best practices, guides to testing, configuration management.
Originally sponsored by DoD, but now a commercial entity. /
Army Software Metrics Office / Information on metrics and Army software initiatives /
Practical Software & Systems Measurement / Information based on best measurement practices (DoD, government, industry) and ISO Measurement Standard.
Provides a basis for enterprise level management. Provides some free guidelines and handbooks. /
Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis (SEMA) Initiative / SEMA is a technical initiativeat the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), that provides guidance and expertise in the field of software measurement and analysis. /
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) / SEI is a DoD federally funded R&D center, sponsored by the OSD AT&L.
Core purpose is to help others make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities.
Web-links are the SEI home page, and Software Engineering Repository of technical information. /
SEI Capability Maturity Model / SEI was the original developer of the Software Capability Maturity Model (SW-CMM), which has been supplanted by an integrated model called the CMMI.
Web-links give CMMI and legacy CMM information. /
Software Security / Build Security in (BSI) website contains and has links to best practices, tools, guidelines, rules, principles, & other resources for software developers, architects, & security practitioners. /
AirForceSoftwareTechnologySupportCenter (STSC) / Publishes CrossTalk, monthly magazine of software management issues and current practice, including testing.
Web-links are the STSC home page, and “Guidelines for Successful Acquisition and Management of Software Intensive Systems” publications. /
ArmyCECOMSoftwareEngineeringCenter / Web-links are the home page, and a useful legacy checklist, Domain 6 which covers T&E. /
Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity / Software support center /
SPAWAR – Software Engineering & Process Office / Process asset library covering all parts of the software development process.
Software Management for Executives Guidebook. /
Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) / The ACC Systems Engineering and IT Communities-of-Practice, and the Software Acquisition Management Special Interest Area, contain manySoftware Related Resources /
ContinuousLearningCenter (CLC) short courses / Distance learning short courses available for Information Assurance, Enterprise Integration, Interoperability, Naval Open Architecture, and the Net-Ready KPP /
Federal Chief Information Officers Council / Website has best practices, guidebooks & other documents /
For Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects: / DoD Enterprise Integration Toolkit /
National Vulnerability Database / A comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that contains and has links to numerous resources and information sources. /
M&S
Resources
Modeling & Simulation Coordination Office
(formerly Defense Modeling & Simulation Office) / M&S references and resources, standards, and education
Links to service (& NATO) M&S activities /
M&S Resource Repositories / Links to numerous M&S resources and repositories /
Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation / Documents, links, lessons learned /
U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation / M&SSupportCenter /
Threat Systems Office / Automated Joint threat Systems Handbook (available on the SIPRNET) – lists threat simulators, facilities, targets, M&S, ranges, and foreign assets / For additional information, contact the DOT&E Threat Systems Office:
Joint Accreditation Support Activity / VV&A resources, training, archives /
Navy M&S Office / Articles, information, help desk /
Air Force M&S Resource Repository / M&S Resources /
ArmyM&S Resource Repository / M&S Resources /