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actively resolving thorny issues. Furthermore, by establishing a defense acquisition
information system, the MND and the DAPA plan to enhance the foundation for
conducting collaborations that enables the management and sharing of information
at all stages of acquisition of weapons systems.
The DAPA introduced a "program for public officials in technical service" to
enhance the expertise of public officials in defense programs and reorganized
the existing project/contract management headquarters into Current Capabilities
Program Agency and Advanced Capabilities Program Agency considering the
characteristics of each weapons system. The efficiency and responsibility of
conducting program management were further improved by establishing a practical
integrated project management system. Under the system the director of the program
will carry out both program and contracts at the same time. With the simplification
of the work procedure and transferring of the work related to general goods to the
Public Procurement Service through the integration of programs and contracts, the
capabilities of the DAPA are expected to be further improved, enabling the DAPA to
focus on defense force improvement projects.

Enhancing the Expertise of To enhance the expertise of public officials in
Public Officials in Defense defense project-related institutions, the MND
Acquisition Programs and the DAPA are seeking ways to resolve
problems encountered by public officials during
their frequent job rotations, and to improve field sense and expertise of
servicemembers . To this end, in 2019, the positions of professional public officials

were included in the program management field of the DAPA and the positions of
professional servicemembers were designated in the MND, the JCS, each service,
and the DAPA to enhance the job rotation between acquisition specialists and force
specialists of each service. Such measures have also laid the foundation for
improving defense project capabilities. The MND and the DAPA plan to establish a
training institution specializing in defense acquisition and strengthen the
professionalism of the acquisition workforce by integrating the defense acquisition
education system–which is currently divided into the KDNU and the DAPA–and
establishing a systematic education system from the perspective of the total life cycle
of weapons systems.

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