Department of Defense INSTRUCTION

DoDI 5000.02, January 7, 2015
ENCLOSURE 2
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
1. PURPOSE. This enclosure describes policies applicable to Program Managers, Program
Executive Officers (PEOs), and Component Acquisition Executives (CAEs) for defense
acquisition programs. The enclosure also includes a range of applicable statutory and regulatory
program management policies and responsibilities.
2. ACQUISITION CHAIN OF COMMAND. The chain of command for acquisition programs
runs upward from the Program Manager, through the PEO to the CAE, and for Acquisition
Category (ACAT) I and IA and other programs so designated, to the Defense Acquisition
Executive (DAE). The responsibility and authority for program management, to include
program planning and execution, is vested in these individuals. Staff and other organizations
provide support to this chain of command. “Program Management” in this enclosure refers to
this chain of command.
3. ASSIGNMENT OF PEOs
a. CAEs will assign acquisition program responsibilities to a PEO for all ACAT I and IA and
sensitive classified programs, or for any other program determined by the CAE to require
dedicated executive management.
b. A PEO must be experienced, qualified, and certified in program management, including
having been a Program Manager for an ACAT I or IA program comparable to the programs he or
she will be responsible for as PEO.
c. The PEO will be dedicated to executive management of assigned programs and will not
have other command responsibilities.
d. The DAE may waive the provisions of paragraphs 3a, 3b, and/or 3c on a case-by-case
basis.
e. The CAE will make this assignment no later than program initiation, or within 3 months
of program cost estimates reaching the dollar threshold for an ACAT I or IA program. CAEs
may determine that a specific Program Manager will report directly, without being assigned to a
PEO, whenever such direct reporting is appropriate due to program size or criticality. The CAE
will notify the DAE of the decision to have a Program Manager report directly to the CAE, and
request a waiver from the DAE of the requirement to appoint a PEO.
f. Acquisition program responsibilities for programs not assigned to a PEO or a directreporting
program manager may be assigned to a commander of a systems, logistics, or materiel
command. A program may be transferred from a PEO or direct reporting program manager to a
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