Department of Defense INSTRUCTION

DoDI 5000.02, January 7, 2015
c. Component Acquisition Executive (CAE). The CAE will serve as the decision authority
for DBS programs that do not meet the MAIS threshold in Table 1 in Enclosure 1, are not
expected to exceed those thresholds, have not been designated special interest, or are not
otherwise under OSD oversight. The capability requirements and acquisition processes and
procedures for such programs will be consistent with applicable statute, regulation, and this
enclosure.
d. Functional Sponsors
(1) Functional sponsors are the OSD or DoD Component executives responsible for:
(a) Representing user community interests through the formulation of capability
requirements.
(b) Ensuring funding availability for DBS investments, to include the process of
capability requirements definition.
(c) Sponsoring the Problem Statement and the implementation of the non-materiel
portions of the overall DOTMLPF-P solution.
d) Defining threshold and objective measures for capability requirements.
(e) Supporting the Program Manager in development of the program acquisition
strategy, accomplishing effective business process re-engineering (BPR), and implementing the
materiel portion of the DOTMLPF-P solution.
(f) Validating that Initial Operational Capability has been achieved in alignment
with KPPs and other applicable measures.
(g) Validating that threshold KPPs are met before the Full Deployment Decision.
(2) The Functional Sponsor will regularly review threshold capability requirements,
including KPPs, as appropriate and, if substantive changes are required, submit such changes
for approval before a certification or acquisition decision.
e. Military Department Chief Management Officers (CMOs). The Military Department
CMOs of the Department of Defense are the Service-level executives responsible for:
(1) Serving as the AAO for their Department. In that capacity, the Military Department
CMO/AAO will conduct a review of non-priority DBS and determine whether the programs
should be certified. If the CMO determines that a program cannot be certified, the CMO will
notify the MDA and recommend corrective action.
(2) Reviewing and prioritizing all DBS capability requirements in their respective
portfolios.
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