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Jul31

LOG CoP Shortcuts

In case you were not already aware, DAU has established a series of direct links to key logistics-related topic areas on our highly regarded Life Cycle Logistics Community of Practice website (also known as the LOG CoP for short). Encourage you to ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-31-10 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Jul26

Sustainment Truths and Other Important Insights

Wanted to share some ‘pearls of wisdom’ about life cycle logisticians, life in general, and sustainment in particular from the DoD Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Functional Leader, the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Materiel Rea ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-26-10 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Jul22

Impediments to Achieving Life Cycle Management (LCM)?

“Life Cycle Management is the implementation, management, and oversight, by the designated Program Manager (PM), of all activities associated with the acquisition, development, production, fielding, sustainment, and disposal of a DOD system acro ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-22-10 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Jul20

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Organizational Changes

The Defense Logistics Agency announced yesterday a new initiative they are calling  “We Are DLA” “in an effort to create a single-agency environment among customers and its global workforce”   According to DLA Director Navy Vice Admiral Alan Th ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-20-10 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Jul15

Back to Basics

“Incorporating logistics considerations into the design of weapon systems was, in fact, official policy dating back to 1964: the Department of Defense obligated the Services to conceive weapon systems with logistics in mind, emphasizing the cost o ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-15-10 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Jul14

Update to ILC Wall Chart

A newly revised Version 5.4 of the “Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Life Cycle Management System” (also known as the Integrated Defense AT&L Life Cycle Management Chart, ILC for short, or sometimes even informally cal ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-14-10 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Jul09

State of Reliability

I commend for your reading an important new memo issued on June 30, 2010 by the Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) entitled “State of Reliability” which was written “to underscore the importance of system reliability as a ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-09-10 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Jul06

New Continuous Learning Module on Preventing Counterfeit Parts from Entering DoD Supply System

Infiltration of counterfeit parts and components into U.S. defense and industrial supply chains is a critically important issue and of increasing concern to DoD acquisition and logistics professionals.  In November 2009, the U.S. Department of C ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-06-10 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Jul02

Upcoming Acquisition, Logistics & Product Support Conferences

As a public service, here are a few upcoming acquisition, logistics and product support conferences to be aware of in case you are interested in participating:   SOLE - The International Society of Logistics 45th Annual International Logistics ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-02-10 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post