acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/acquisition

procurement - the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/procurement

www.fai.gov
The development of the acquisition workforce is a priority for the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP) and assessing the skills of the current workforce is critical to this
initiative. In April, OFPP and the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) conducted a voluntary and
anonymous Contracting Workforce Competencies Survey and received over 5,400 responses –
nearly half of all civilian agency 1102s, and many others performing similar duties, responded.
The attached general analysis highlights the key findings from the survey that Chief Acquisition
Officers (CAOs) should use in developing strategies to close the competency gaps in the
acquisition workforce. Additionally, a summary of the survey data is available to the general
public at gov.

Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Chief Human Capital Officers
Senior Procurement Executives
Acquisition Career Managers

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/workforce/workforc...

Cukup jelas.

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Note added at 40 mins (2008-06-17 06:15:41 GMT)
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workforce = tenaga kerja (tapi dalam konteks ini lebih cocok 'staf')
acquisition and procurement = pembelian dan pengadaan

Rujukan:
Anggota DPR dari Fraksi Reformasi Djoko Susilo melontarkan kritik tersebut, karena menurutnya lemahnya pengawasan dalam prosedur *pembelian dan pengadaan* alat militer membuat Dephan sekedar pelengkap penderita dalam pengadaan kebutuhan militer.
http://www.dephan.go.id/modules.php?name=News&file=article&s...

M. Staff Pembelian dan Pengadaan (SPP)
http://indo-lowongankerja.blogspot.com/2008/05/work-for-ngo-...

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. . . the needs of the *acquisition and procurement workforce.*
This is a turbulent time for the government’s *procurement and acquisition employees* . . .
http://www.fcw.com/print/13_37/features/150472-1.html

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