| abstract | - The Department Of the Navy (DON) Acquisition Intern Program is a civilian (not active duty military) professional hiring program. The Naval Acquisition Career Center (NACC) manages several hundred interns at any given time. The internship is two and one half years, but may vary in length depending on the program the intern applies for. The career fields available are Business/Cost Estimating and Financial Management, Contracting, Communications/Computer Systems, Acquisition Logistics, Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, or Manufacturing, Production and Quality Assurance. This is an excepted service position. Interns can choose a variety of locations in which to live. While this program is designed for those just out of college that is certainly not the rule. There are many interns that are non-traditional and the Navy encourages veterans as well as non-veterans to apply for positions through this program. There are GPA requirements for each career field, see job descriptions below. Some internships require the completion of a senior project. This program has recently converted from the General Schedule pay scale to the National Security Personnel System pay for performance. The NACC Bulletin Board [1] is the primary vehicle for collective communication to the Intern workforce, their supervisors and the CFMs, as well as, other interested parties. Interns are required to check the bulletin board daily for new messages and messages requiring action.
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