Origin
Initiated in January 2003, the JAEBOB advises the Acquisition Governance Board (AGB) on joint deployment issues, software interfaces with other functional areas (e.g. Logistics), paper-free contracting and business strategies for Acquisition eBusiness. Additionally, the JAEBOB assists in Acquisition process definition and IT systems portfolio mangement.

JAEBOB Chairperson
· Deputy Director, DPAP (eBusiness), Mr. Mark Krzysko

JAEBOB Members and Designees
· DON - DASN Acquisition eBusiness Policy and Oversight Office, CDR Cindy Varner
· Army - SAALT, COL Theodore Harrison
· Air Force - SAF Aq, Mr. Dan Bowman
· Designees of the major Other Defense Agencies (ODA's)

Current Scope
The JAEBOB's current scope of service involves the following:

• Serve as the approval authority of functional requirements for the programs in the DoD Acquisition eBusiness portfolio
• Serve as the recommending body for joint DoD requirements for programs in the Federal eGov portfolio
• Resolve issues related to functional design requirements as recommended by the working level Joint Requirement Boards (JRBs)
• Evaluate program cost, schedules, risk assessments, and program impacts prior to approving new or modified functional requirements
• Interface between the working level JRBs and the eBusiness Acquisition Governance Board (AGB);
• Approve new initiatives for the Acquisition eBusiness portfolio
• Rationalize the DoD Acquisition eBusiness application portfolio identified via the Acquisition Process Model (APM )
• Establish technical and functional working groups as necessary to complete functional assessments
• Validate and refine BMMP Acquisition Domain work products