DoD Guidance & Policy

Federal support increases as the AbilityOne program continues to work toward its vision for employment of every person with a severe disability. Advocates range from former President Bush to the Director of Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy and Strategic Sourcing for the U.S. Department of Defense Shay Assad in a memo urging Department of Defense contracting officials to look for more opportunities to contract with AbilityOne.

The Air Combat Command, Installations and Mission Support Directorate and NISH entered into a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a partnership to maintain cooperative business relationships on June 1, 2010. Download the MOU (PDF).

Mr. William J. Lynn, III, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

William J. Lynn, III In-sourcing Contracted Services - Implementation Guidance Memo (PDF)

Mr. Shay D. Assad, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

Shay Assad Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

Gordon England, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense

Gordon England Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

Defense Logistics Agency

DLA Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

Department of the Navy

Navy Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

Department of the Air Force

Air Force Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

Department of the Army

Army Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

William J. Lynn, III, Deputy Secretary of Defense

Army William J. Lynn, III Memo of Support for AbilityOne (PDF)

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