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Sep30

Key Leadership Position (KLP) Requirements

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has posted the most current list of specific functional requirements for Key Leadership Positions (KLP) for key leaders assigned to each Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) and each Major Automa ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-30-14 | 0 Comments

Sep29

Logistics and Product Support Test and Evaluation (T&E)

For those of you interested in, planning for, supporting, or directly engaged with logistics and product support-related test and evaluation (T&E) related activities, wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the many resources available ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-29-14 | 0 Comments

Sep23

Culture of Cost Consciousness

As I shared in yesterday’s blog post entitled “Better Buying Power (BBP) 3.0 Announced”, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) announced the focus of the next iteration of BBP will be to “Cont ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-23-14 | 0 Comments

Sep22

Better Buying Power (BBP) 3.0 Announced

As defense acquisition professionals are no doubt already aware, according to the DoD Better Buying Power (BBP) website, the strategic framework for the next generation of BBP 3.0 was released at the Center for Strategic and International Studie ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-22-14 | 1 Comment

Sep19

Hirsch Research Paper Competition Call for Papers

The DAU Alumni Association has issued a call for papers for the prestigious Hirsch Research Paper Competition for 2015. According to the announcement, “research topics may include:  ·         Improve Professionalism of the Total Acquisition Wor ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-19-14 | 0 Comments

Sep18

GAO Audit on 10 USC §2464 Core Reporting

Because the topic of 10 U.S. Code §2464 (“Core Logistics Capabilities”) is one that should be of interest to the DoD life cycle logistics community in general and DoD product support managers (PSM) in particular, wanted to call your attention to ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-18-14 | 0 Comments

Sep15

DoD Maintenance Symposium Coming November 17-20, 2014

The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Maintenance Policy and Programs has advised that the 2014 DoD Maintenance Symposium has been approved for DoD attendance, and has been scheduled for November 17-20, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama. Th ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-15-14 | 0 Comments

Sep10

Depth, Breadth, or Both?

In 2008, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness issued the groundbreaking DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy, a document which “describes the vision for the Logistics functional community, enabling pillars, o ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-10-14 | 0 Comments

Sep09

Expansion of the International Acquisition Career Path

In an September 2, 2014 memorandum entitled “Expansion of International Acquisition Career Path”, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) “authorized the coding of International Acquisition Specialty ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-09-14 | 0 Comments

Sep08

DoD Announces Winners of the 2014 Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager (PSM) Awards

In a September 2, 2014 memorandum entitled "2014 Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager Awards Selection",  the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) announced the winners of the second an ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-08-14 | 0 Comments

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