True or False: The Defense Acquisition System (DAS) is one of the three DoD decision support systems used by Force Management.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Not applicable

Answer: (A)

In force management, decision support systems are formal tools that provide the information and structure decision-makers need to allocate resources, define requirements, and guide modernization. The Defense Acquisition System is the DoD process for developing and procuring defense systems, setting the sequence of phases, milestones, and the governance that ties cost, schedule, and performance to program decisions. Because it delivers the structured, decision-worthy data and reviews used to prioritize and fund acquisitions, it is recognized as a decision support system within the force management framework. DoD typically organizes its decision support around three such systems—covering capability development, acquisition, and budgeting/programming—and the Defense Acquisition System is one of them.