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Dec19

Linking Requirements Management to Logistics Outcomes

If you had not already seen it, permit me to draw your attention to a blog post from the Associate Dean, Executive Programs, Requirements Management, and International Acquisition here at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) entitled “Welcome ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-19-12 | 1 Comment

Dec18

Changes to LOG 211 Supportability Analysis Course Prerequisites and 2013 Class Locations

In an October blog post entitled “New LOG 211 Supportability Analysis Training Course” we announced the successful completion of the LOG 211 student pilot and the deployment of the new one week classroom course here at DAU. Wanted to provide you ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-18-12 | 0 Comments

Dec17

New GAO Report on WSARA

If you had not seen the newly released GAO-13-103 Weapons Acquisition Reform: Reform Act Is Helping DOD Acquisition Programs Reduce Risk, but Implementation Challenges Remain, encourage you to take a look at it. According to the executive summ ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-17-12 | 0 Comments

Dec14

DAU Virtual Campus Offline This Weekend

For students enrolled DAU in web-based distance learning courses and continuous learning modules, in case you had not seen the announcement on the DAU homepage, the DAU virtual campus will be down for system upgrades this weekend; “access to https ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-14-12 | 0 Comments

Dec12

New PBL Ask-a-Professor Website Topic Area

The addition of the new Better Buying Power 2.0 “Incentivizing Productivity and Innovation in Industry and Government” initiative to “increase effective use of Performance-Based Logistics” (also referred in the DoD Instruction 5000.02 as “Perfor ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-12-12 | 0 Comments

Dec11

Mobile and Traditional Web Based Distance Learning Opportunity

Check out the "Logistics on the Go: Do you have 5 minutes to earn 4 Continuous Learning Points?" blog post from one of my fellow bloggers on the Defense Acquisition Portal. Although the reality is the mobile application version is made ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-11-12 | 0 Comments

Dec10

NAVAIR PBL Guidance and Best Practices Memo

On December 3, 2012, the Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a "Performance Based Logistics Guidance and Best Practices Memorandum." Based on the interest in -- and importance of -- Performance Based Logistics ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-10-12 | 0 Comments

Dec07

Keeping Up With USTRANSCOM

Interested in keeping up with what is going on in the transportation and distribution world? Want to stay cognizant of initiatives and activities at U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)?  If so, consider signing up for a new monthly e-letter e ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-07-12 | 0 Comments

Dec06

Two New Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element Resources Now Available

Great news!  In addition to the December 2011 PDF version of the Integrated Product Support Element (IPS) Element Guidebook previously available on the DAU Logistics Community of Practice Product Support Guidance website, a new, enhanced web-bas ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-06-12 | 0 Comments

Dec05

Important Standardization Resources

Public law requires the Secretary of Defense, to the highest degree practicable, to standardize items used throughout the Department of Defense by developing and using single specifications, eliminating overlapping and duplicate specifications, an ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-05-12 | 0 Comments