Engineering References for Program Offices

This guidebook addresses Human Systems Integration (HSI) in DoD acquisition. HSI seeks to consider the human element in all phases of system acquisition and can provide significant benefits including improved use of manpower, reduced training costs, reduced maintenance time, and improved user acceptance. For each of seven DoD HSI domains, the guide provides best practices and explains how HSI can help minimize total ownership cost and optimize total system performance.

The Engineering of Defense Systems Guidebook describes the activities, processes, and practices involved in the development of DoD systems in the DoD Adaptive Acquisition Framework pathways.

The Systems Engineering Guidebook provides systems engineering guidance and recommended best practices for defense acquisition programs.

The Unmanned System (UxS) Safety Engineering Precepts Guide for DoD Acquisition supports Service safety reviews and the development of safe UxSs and associated firmware, hardware, and safety-significant software.