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Jul22

Services Acquisition Resources

Ever visited the Services Acquisition Mall (SAM) before? If not, encourage you to take a few minutes to do so, and learn about the extensive Services Acquisition resources available to you. While not a life cycle logistics-specific resource, the ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-22-14 | 0 Comments

Jul17

Ever Wonder What Drives DAWIA Certification Changes?

Workforce members often ask us what drives Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification training requirements.  As a public service, wanted to share a few insights. First and foremost, it is important to understand that ea ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-17-14 | 0 Comments

Jul16

Purchasing Technical Data

The new July 2014 issue of the peer-reviewed Defense Acquisition Research Journal (ARJ) is now available for your reading pleasure.  As is routinely the case, it contains a variety of interesting and thought-provoking articles, including one in ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-16-14 | 1 Comment

Jul15

Recommended Reading for the DoD Life Cycle Logistician

Several years ago I shared details about a Recommended Reading List for the Life Cycle Logistician and Product Support Manager developed by DAU as a public service for our workforce members. For those who have not visited the site recently – or ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-15-14 | 0 Comments

Jul14

Defense AT&L Magazine Receives APEX Award for Excellence

As a follow-on to my previous post on the current edition of the Defense AT&L Magazine, congratulations to the Managing Editor, Assistant Art Director, and the DAU Visual Arts & Press team for DAU’s recent selection as an APEX Award for ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-14-14 | 0 Comments

Jul11

Thought-Provoking Defense A&TL Magazine Articles

The July-August issue of the highly acclaimed Defense AT&L Magazine has hit the streets (or perhaps more appropriately, hit cyberspace) and is now available for your reading pleasure. Once again, there are many interesting and thought-provok ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-11-14 | 0 Comments

Jul10

New Army Pamphlet 700-142 Instructions for Type Classification, Materiel Release, Fielding and Transfer

For Army Life Cycle Logisticians, wanted to call your attention to a new Department of the Army Pamphlet 700–142 entitled “Instructions for Type Classification, Materiel Release, Fielding and Transfer” was issued on July 1, 2014. This new DA pam ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-10-14 | 0 Comments

Jul09

Support Agreements - How Do I Know Which is Right for Me?

Life Cycle Logisticians who have taken LOG 340 Life Cycle Product Support course are well aware that a major focus in the class is on Product Support Arrangements (PSA), which is statutorily defined in 10 U.S.C. §2337 as a contract, task order, ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-09-14 | 0 Comments

Jul03

Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) Air Plans Focus on PBL

In support of the DoD Better Buying Power (BBP) 2.0 initiative to “increase effective use of Performance-Based Logistics” (as part of the BBP “incentivize productivity & innovation in industry and government" focus area), the Naval Avia ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-03-14 | 0 Comments