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Nov25

Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSP)

Product support is the package of support functions necessary to maintain the readiness and operational capability of weapon systems, subsystems, and support systems. It encompasses all critical functions related to weapon system readiness,  inclu ...[Read More]
Published: Nov-25-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Nov20

"DoD Weapon System Acquisition Reform: Product Support Assessment" Report

Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics has released a year-long study of weapon system product support and life cycle management. The study focused on efforts needed to achieve better stewardship ...[Read More]
Published: Nov-20-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Nov17

FY10 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 as passed by both the House and Senate, and signed ito law by the President on October 28, 2009, is available on both the Thomas web site and on the GPO website. Encourage you to ...[Read More]
Published: Nov-17-09 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Nov13

Life Cycle Logistics Workforce Size and Composition

I’ve been perusing the latest life cycle logistics (LCL) workforce data, and noticed some rather interesting things. First, the size of our workforce as of the end of FY09 increased from 13,361 to 14,852, an increase of 1,491 from a year earlier ...[Read More]
Published: Nov-13-09 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Nov05

Flavor of the Month?

There is occasionally a (mis)perception out there that some initiatives or policies have a half-life of just a few years before being replaced, eliminated, or superseded. Cynics often derisively refer to such things as “flavor of the month.” Whe ...[Read More]
Published: Nov-05-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Nov03

Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (a.k.a., PBL)

As the acquisition community is well aware, the Department of Defense updated DoD Instruction 5000.02, “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System” in December 2008. But were you also aware that the Department not only reiterated its more tha ...[Read More]
Published: Nov-03-09 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post