FAI Bulletin Board


DAU Acquisition Community Symposium Tues, April 14, 2009

The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) will host its annual Acquisition Community Symposium on April 14, 2009 on its Fort Belvoir Campus. This year’s theme explores the vital topic of The Acquisition Workforce Challenge: Winning the War for Talent. The Symposium – through a series of DoD, Congressional and industry speakers, panels and break-out sessions - will examine “How to” best practices and address major human capital challenges facing DoD and the defense industry, including recruiting, professional development, and retention. The day long symposium will conclude with a dinner in the evening honoring DAU Hall of Fame inductees, Hirsch Award winners, and the winner of the Alumni Association’s 2009 Acker Award. DoD Acquisition Professionals will accrue 4 Continuous Learning Points (CLP) for attending. The DAU Alumni Association provides managerial and administrative support for the Symposium.

Register at: https://dauaa.org/Symposium2009/2009Registration.asp

Seeking Acquisition Professional to teach negotiation training

The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) is seeking an acquisition professional who would like to teach negotiation training. FAI will be hosting a train-the-trainer course on April 23-24 in the Washington D.C. area and will select up to 6 participants.

Those interested should contact Otis Langford at 703-805-9417 or otis.langford@fai.gov.

We would greatly appreciate it if candidates would contact us by April 3, 2009.

Upon receiving the names of interested candidates, Mr. Langford will notify those who are selected.

COTR SMEs wanted for course development assistance in exchange for CLPs

The Federal Acquisition Institute is seeking Subject Matter Experts (SME) in the areas of COR/COTR and green procurement/contracting. The SME will assist FAI in developing courses. In exchange for serving as a SME, the individual will receive:

  • Continuous Learning Points toward the maintenance of their acquisition certifications (these will be based on the number of hours they serve on the committee)
  • A letter of thanks sent to their supervisor when the project is completed
  • Additional professional experience to place on their resume.

Those interested should contact Otis Langford at 703-805-9417 or otis.langford@fai.gov.

We would greatly appreciate it if the candidates would contact us by March 25, 2009.

Upon receiving the names of interested candidates, Mr. Langford will send a formal letter notifying those that are selected and outlining the scope of support that FAI desires from the SMEs.

Important Announcement Regarding ACMIS Issues

FAI is conducting an ACMIS User Group Meeting, currently scheduled for March 25, 2009 to discuss problems/issues pertaining to the ACMIS System. A large amount of these problems/issues were caused by system JAVA errors and all but a couple of these errors have been resolved. We ask that you please revisit the ACMIS system to ascertain if your particular problem/issue has been resolved, before the User Group Meeting. We hope this will streamline your questions at the ACMIS User Group Meeting. Specifics pertaining to this meeting will be forthcoming.

DAUAA Research Paper Competition 2009

The DAU Alumni Association (DAUAA), in partnership with the DAU Research Department, announces the 2009 Annual Research Paper Competition. Winning papers will receive cash prizes, be presented at the DAUAA Acquisition Community Symposium on April 14, 2009, and be published in the spring issue of the Defense Acquisition Review Journal. Non-DOD federal employees are also eligible for this competition.

Click here for details.