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Dec24

Integrated Workforce Professional Development

One of the powerful tools the Defense Acquisition University leverages to accomplish its mission to “provide a global learning environment to develop qualified acquisition, requirements and contingency professionals who deliver and sustain effecti ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-24-15 | 0 Comments

Dec17

Acquisition Leadership

Encourage you to check out an excellent compendium of acquisition leadership lessons learned, insights, helpful hints, and invaluable perspectives from a senior acquisition leader who has ‘been there’ and ‘done that.’ We’ve posted a copy of the ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-17-15 | 0 Comments

Dec17

Technical Competencies, Technical Training

As experienced life cycle logisticians know, success in this business of ours requires an interdisciplinary breadth and depth in knowledge and experience across the not only the system life cycle, but across multiple functional domains. Perhaps ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-17-15 | 0 Comments

Dec16

Additive Manufacturing Training

In a November 25, 2015 memo entitled “Additive Manufacturing Training Videos from DAU”, the Executive Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Engineering and Analysis Directorate advised their workforce that “The Defense Acqu ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-16-15 | 0 Comments

Dec16

Insights into where DAU Has been and where the University is Headed in the Future

If you have a few minutes, encourage you to check out a Federal News Radio 1500 AM interview yesterday with DAU President James Woolsey. In the interview, Mr. Woolsey shared candid insights not only on DAU's role in training the Defense Acquisit ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-16-15 | 0 Comments

Dec15

New GAO Report on the Defense Acquisition Workforce

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report was issued yesterday entitled “Defense Acquisition Workforce: Actions Needed to Guide Planning Efforts and Improve Workforce Capability” (GAO-16-80). Makes some interesting observations about v ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-15-15 | 0 Comments

Dec11

DoD Announces the Winners of the 2015 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Awards

In a December 9, 2015 memo entitled “2015 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Awards Selection”, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) announced the winners of the eleventh annual Sec ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-11-15 | 0 Comments

Dec11

DoD Announces the Winners of the 2015 Product Support Manager (PSM) of the Year Award

In a December 9, 2015 memorandum entitled "2015 Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager Award Selections", the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) announced the winners of the 2015 Secret ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-11-15 | 0 Comments

Dec10

Millennials in the Government Workforce

Was reading an interesting article published by Deloitte University Press (© 2015 Deloitte Development LLC) entitled “Understanding Millennials in Government: Debunking Myths About our Youngest Public Servants.”   In the article, the author a ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-10-15 | 0 Comments

Dec09

Office of the Secretary of Defense 2016-17 Logistics Fellows Program

The Department of Defense is currently soliciting nominations for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 2016-17 Logistics Fellows Program, which will commence in July 2016. The Logistics Fellows Program is a year-long, hands-on leadership ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-09-15 | 0 Comments