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Jan31

New AT&L Efficiency Initiatives Special Interest Area Now Available

In his 14 Sep 10 memo to acquisition professionals, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acqusition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) issued guidance to the defense workforce focused on achieving the DoD mandate of delivering better value to th ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-31-11 | 1 Comment

Jan28

Product Support Roadmap

Both Congress and DoD continue to clearly articulate commitment to life cycle management and life cycle product support. Recent history is replete with examples, ranging from, but by no means limited to:   ·         issuance of DUSD (L&MR) ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-28-11 | 1 Comment

Jan24

Rescission of Reporting Requirement for Prime Vendor Contracts

In a 19 Jan 2011 memorandum entitled “Rescission of Class Deviation – Reporting Requirement for Prime Vendor Contracts”, the Director, Defense Procurement & Acquisition (DPAP) rescinded the February 12, 2010 “Class Deviation Reporting Requirem ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-24-11 | 0 Comments

Jan21

What a PM Should Know About DoD Product Support

Was recently brainstorming a list of key things a program manager (PM) should know about product support with several product support subject matter expert colleagues from the Components, OSD, DAU, and industry, and came up with the following li ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-21-11 | 2 Comments

Jan20

Life Cycle Sustainment Insights

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) issued an oversight plan for the Armed Services Committee in the 112th Congress on January 17th entitled “112th Congress - HASC Proposed Oversight Plan”.   I bring this to your attention primarily becau ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-20-11 | 0 Comments

Jan12

The Office of the Secretary of Defense 2011-2012 Supply and Transportation Fellows Program

In a January 5, 2011 memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness Principal Deputy, nominations for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 2011-2012 Supply and Transportation Fellows Program a ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-12-11 | 0 Comments

Jan11

Two Excellent Articles for the Life Cycle Logistician

The new January-February 2011 edition of Defense AT&L Magazine is now available. Among the many excellent articles in this issue, I highly commend two in particular for your consideration.   The first, entitled “What Exactly is Space Logi ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-11-11 | 0 Comments

Jan10

Important FY11 NDAA Provisions to Be Aware of

On December 22, 2010, the House and Senate approved the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011. The legislation was signed into law by the President on January 7, 2011. Some key provisions contained in the tex ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-10-11 | 0 Comments

Jan05

LOG 236 Performance Based Logistics Class Openings

DAU has four offerings in the coming weeks of our LOG 236 Performance Based Logistics (PBL) course with immediate openings for student registration at both our Chester, Virginia campus (conveniently located between Richmond and Ft Lee), and at o ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-05-11 | 0 Comments

Jan03

New Years Resolutions for the Life Cycle Logistician

Before things get too hectic after the holidays, here are a few resolution ideas the Life Cycle Logistics professional would do well to consider as we enter the new year:   ·         Let’s resolve to be stronger proponents of the foundationa ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-03-11 | 1 Comment