Requirement
Program Overview
Requirement
Public Law 101-510, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) of 1990 (Section 1742):
"The Secretary of Defense shall require that each military department conduct an intern program for purposes of providing highly qualified and talented individuals an opportunity for accelerated promotions, career broadening assignments, and specified training to prepare them for entry into the Acquisition Corps."
Program Overview
A highly trained, educated and skilled acquisition workforce is required to support today's sophisticated Navy and Marine Corps ships, airplanes, weapons systems and computer systems. The goal of the Naval Acquisition Intern Program (NAIP) is to recruit and develop the "best fit" individuals from colleges and universities and prepare them to assume some of the Department's top acquisition workforce positions. The Navy DACM serves as Program Manager of the NAIP and the Naval Center for Acquisition Training - Career Management Site provides program administration and operational support.
Interns participate in a three year training and education program that is tailored to one of six career fields: Business/Cost Estimating and Financial Management, Contracting, Communications/Computer Systems, Acquisition Logistics, Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, or Manufacturing, Production and Quality Assurance. The program is designed for recent college graduates and provides a structured management training program including formal education and training, diverse rotational assignments, extensive on-the-job training, college tuition assistance and challenging work assignments. Positions are located throughout the United States, however, a majority are located within the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Florida.
For more information on the NAIP including recruiting schedules, positions available and how to apply, visit our NAIP website.