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Mar31

DAU Acquisition Training Symposium

Just a quick reminder of the one-day DAU Acquisition Training Symposium coming up next week on Tuesday April 7, 2015 in Scott Hall (Building 226) at Ft Belvoir, Virginia. Built upon the theme of  “Achieving Dominant Capabilities through Technica ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-31-15 | 3 Comments

Mar30

DAU Lunch & Learn Session on Earned Value Management (EVM)

In case you had not already seen the announcement on the Defense Acquisition Portal, the DAU Capital & Northeast Region is kicking off the third quarter of the fiscal year with a Wednesday April 1 “Lunch & Learn” session focusing on “Ear ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-30-15 | 0 Comments

Mar27

Market Research

In late-2013, I shared a blog post entitled “New Product Support Analysis & Assessment Site Now Available” in which I outlined new product support-related Analysis & Assessment resources available on the highly regarded Logistics Communi ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-27-15 | 0 Comments

Mar20

New Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) Resources

In case you were not aware, a new MIL-HDBK-1390 Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) was issued in late-January and is now available. According to the document’s introduction, “this handbook provides guidance for the framework and descriptions governin ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-20-15 | 0 Comments

Mar19

New SD-22 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Guidebook

The Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO) recently issued a new and improved February 2015 version of their highly regarded SD-22 “Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages: A Guidebook of Best Practices for Implementing a ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-19-15 | 0 Comments

Mar12

Upcoming Logistics Professional Development Opportunities

Just a quick reminder that several logistics professional development opportunities are coming up over the next few weeks. As I’d shared last November in a blog post entitled “Professional Development Opportunity - 31st Annual NDIA National Logi ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-12-15 | 0 Comments

Mar11

Defense Industry 101 Videos

Defense Acquisition Workforce members working toward their Life Cycle Logistics Level III certification are no doubt already aware that the highly popular ACQ 315 Understanding Industry (Business Acumen) is one of the training options available ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-11-15 | 1 Comment

Mar09

How Long is Long Enough to Incentivize Desired Product Support Outcomes?

We are often asked about the appropriate contract length for a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Product Support Arrangement (PSA) with a commercial sector/industry Product Support Integrator (PSI) and/or Product Support Provider (PSP). The easy ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-09-15 | 1 Comment

Mar06

Changes to the Sustainment Key Performance Parameter (KPP) in the Updated February 12, 2015 JCIDS Manual

Following up on a February 12, 2015 blog post entitled “Updated Manual for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS),”  wanted to call your attention to some of the key changes to the Sustainment Key Perf ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-06-15 | 0 Comments

Mar02

When do American Council on Education (ACE®) Credit Recommendations for DAU Logistics Courses Take Effect?

An astute reader of this blog asked an excellent question related to last week’s blog post entitled “Five DAU Logistics Courses Approved for American Council on Education (ACE®) Credit.“  Specifically, "will ACE credit be applied to those p ...[Read More]
Published: Mar-02-15 | 2 Comments