Site problems Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) An ADM is a memorandum signed by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) that documents decisions made as the result of a Milestone Decision Review (MDR) or decision review. The Defense Acquisition Decision (DAE) will normally sign an ADM following either the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) Readiness Meeting (DRM), if no issues warrant a DAB review, or the DAB review. There are two basic purposes for an ADM: 1. to record the decision made by the DAE; and 2. to provide direction to the Component, Program Manager (PM), or other action addressees. The ADM package will also transmit any other documents (including attachments) that require DAE signature or approval, such as the Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), exit criteria, acquisition strategy or changes thereto, or portions of a multi-purpose document. ADMs are based on the proposals of the Component, recommendations of the Overarching Integrated Product Team (OIPT), and the decision of the DAE at the DRM or DAB review. Items not discussed at the DRM or DAB review, or not explicitly decided by the DAE, will not be included in the ADM. The DAE objective is to sign the ADM within 48 hours following the DRM or DAB decision; therefore, certain expedited procedures will apply. Immediately following the decision, the DAB Executive Secretary, working in conjunction with the OIPT Leader, will prepare a draft ADM. The DAB Executive Secretary will expedite a draft ADM delivery to the DAB Principals, attending senior advisers, and DRM participants, for a 24-hour turn-around for "verification of accuracy." Normally, no response will be taken as a concurrence. The DAB Executive Secretary's ADM package will serve as the for-record coordination and communication of any ADM issues to the DAE. In the interest of time, Email coordination/comment, or facsimile transmission of the coordination sheet/comment is encouraged, with follow-up delivery of the originals, as appropriate.