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Jun30

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Articles

Following on the heels of the May 27, 2014 issuance of the new DoD “PBL Guidebook: A Guide to Developing Performance-Based Arrangements”, I shared some details and perspectives in a blog post a few days later entitled “Details on New DoD Perform ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-30-14 | 0 Comments

Jun26

Open Systems Architecture

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued rather interesting correspondence today entitled “GAO-14-617R Defense Acquisitions: Review of Private Industry and Department of Defense Open Systems Experiences.” Given the product support impli ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-26-14 | 0 Comments

Jun23

Interdisciplinary Integration

As many of you are no doubt aware, I am a strong believer in interdisciplinary integration across not only defense acquisition workforce functional communities, but across the system life cycle and the broader logistics domain as well. Indeed  I ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-23-14 | 0 Comments

Jun20

Identification and Replacement of Obsolete Electronic Parts

For an interesting read, encourage you to take a close look at Section 803 of the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Public Law 113-66). Entitled “Identification and Replacement of Obsolete Electronic Parts”, the provisi ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-20-14 | 0 Comments

Jun13

Performance of the Defense Acquisition System: 2014 Annual Report

As most regular readers of this blog are already aware from this afternoon’s Defense Acquisition Workforce bulletin, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) today issued the “Performance of the De ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-13-14 | 0 Comments

Jun12

DMSMS Best Practice Resources

Did you know that DAU, working closely with the Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO) and the joint service DoD Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Material Shortages (DMSMS) Working Group, hosts the DoD DMSMS Knowledge Sharing Porta ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-12-14 | 0 Comments

Jun11

Proposed Rule on Nonconforming Items

A proposed new rule entitled “Federal Acquisition Regulation; Expanded Reporting of Nonconforming Items” was published yesterday in the Federal Register; and is of interest to the defense acquisition workforce (see also FAR Case 2013-002). In it, ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-11-14 | 0 Comments

Jun10

Logistics Professional Development

Looking for a truly “one-stop shop” for all things related to Life Cycle Logistics Professional Development? Well look no further than the Logistics Professional Development site on the Logistics Community of Practice (LOG CoP) website! The site ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-10-14 | 0 Comments

Jun05

Life Cycle Logistics Level II DAWIA Certification Requirement Changes for FY15

In a blog post last week entitled "Calling all DoD Technical Data Management Professionals," I shared information on our new LOG 215 Technical Data Management course, including the opportunity for defense acquisition workforce members ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-05-14 | 5 Comments

Jun04

Hot Topic Forum: "Strategic Sourcing - What it is and its Impact on Contracting for Services?"

In case you had  not already seen the announcement, “on behalf of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), the Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association (DAUAA),in conjunction with the Acquisition Community Connection (ACC), will presen ...[Read More]
Published: Jun-04-14 | 0 Comments

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