DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5300.38A
ASN (RD&A)
25 JUL 2018
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5300.38A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT,
OVERSIGHT, AND STEWARDSHIP
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §1721
(b) DoD Instruction 5000.66 of 27 July 2017
(c) DON Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
(DAWIA)Operating Guide of 7 December 2017
(d) DoD Instruction 5000.02 of 7 January 2015
(e) DoD Instruction 1400.25-V250 of 7 June 2016
(f) SECNAVINST 5430.7R
(g) 10 U.S.C. § 129a
1. Purpose. To describe the roles and responsibilities of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and
Acquisition) (ASN (RD&A)) as the Department of the Navy (DON)
steward of the acquisition workforce. This instruction
describes these responsibilities and authorities for stewardship
of the acquisition workforce; additional references for roles
and responsibilities are contained within references (a) through
(g).
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5300.38.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Office of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and
all U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps installations, commands,
activities, field offices, and all other organizational entities
within the DON.
4. Objective. ASN (RD&A) will work in partnership with Navy
and Marine Corps resourcing organizations to ensure acquisition
workforce capabilities and capacity requirements are balanced
with workload.
5. Policy
a. The DON acquisition community is tasked with ensuring a
capable, effective, and efficiently-sized acquisition workforce
