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Apr27

Better Buying Power Websites

The DAU Director of Knowledge Management recently posted a blog announcement entitled Better Buying Power Initiatives Update which I highly commend for your reading pleasure. In it, among other things, he links to the newly established Better Bu ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-27-11 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr26

PSM Guidebook Overview (Part 4)

This is the fourth and last in a series of blog posts intended to provide an overview of key aspects and implications of the new Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook. As I shared with you in an April 15th blog post, the Principal Deputy Assista ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-26-11 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr25

PSM Guidebook Overview (Part 3)

This is the third in a series of three blog posts intended to provide an overview of key aspects and implications of the new Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook. As I shared with you in an April 15th blog post, the Principal Deputy Assistant S ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-25-11 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr21

PSM Guidebook Overview (Part 2)

As I shared with you in last Friday’s blog post, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness (L&MR) issued two new guidebooks with broad implications for the Life Cycle Logistics workforce in ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-21-11 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr20

Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook Overview (Part 1)

As I shared with you in last Friday’s blog post, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness (L&MR) issued two new guidebooks with broad implications for the Life Cycle Logistics workforce in genera ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-20-11 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr15

New Product Support Manager (PSM) and Business Case Analysis (BCA) Guidebooks Published

The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness (L&MR) has signed out two important new guidebooks with direct benefits and immediate implications for the DoD Life Cycle Logistics community in general ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-15-11 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr08

Historical Insights with Direct Applicability for Today

In the “ what’s old is new again” department, I commend for your reading a most excellent and insightful Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) graduate thesis from September 1985 entitled “DPML (Deputy Program Manager for Logistics) Selection C ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-08-11 | 2 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr06

Osprey Readiness Article

I commend for your reading an article from the March 2011 issue of Seapower Magazine entitled “Osprey Readiness: Navy, Bell-Boeing Tackle V-22 Maintenance Challenges Through Performance-Based Logistics”. A copy of this article has been posted on t ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-06-11 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Apr05

Two Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

A couple of upcoming professional development opportunities you might be interested in. They are provided here for information purposes only, so this blog post should not be construed as official DoD or DAU endorsement of either of these events. ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-05-11 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post