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Sep15

Character Does Indeed Count

Although this article is a decade old, the message it conveys is timeless. Enjoy. ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-15-16 | 0 Comments

Sep13

Report on Military Readiness

Since we often say "affordable readiness" is what the life cycle logistics and product support community is ultimately all about, thought you might find this new GAO report issued earlier this week to be of interest: Military Readiness ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-13-16 | 0 Comments

Sep12

Department of Defense 2016 Superior Suppliers

As part of the DoD Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP), the US Army, Department of the Navy, US Air Force and DLA recently announced their superior suppliers for 2016. The results for each organization can be found at:   ·         US A ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-12-16 | 0 Comments

Sep09

Air Force Launches Updated Version of Their Product Support Toolkit (PSTK)

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has issued a newly updated version of their highly regarded Product Support Tool Kit (PSTK). For those who may not be familiar with it, the Product Support Tool Kit (PSTK) was developed as a ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-09-16 | 0 Comments

Sep08

All DAU Logistics Courses Now Approved for American Council on Education (ACE®) Credit

As I shared with you in a blog post last November DAU has been working closely with the American Council on Education (ACE®) College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) to complete evaluations of each of our Life Cycle Logistics Courses. ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-08-16 | 1 Comment

Sep07

Three Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

Wanted to let you know about three upcoming professional development opportunities you might be interested in:   ·         Air Force Logistics Officer Association (LOA) Symposium (October 11-14, 2016) at National Harbor, Maryland.  Overview: A ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-07-16 | 0 Comments

Sep06

New Special Issue of Defense AT&L Magazine Focused on Advanced Manufacturing

The September-October 2016 issue of Defense AT&L Magazine is now available. This special themed issue focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, with emphasis on Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII). Articles include:   ·         Manufacturin ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-06-16 | 0 Comments

Sep02

ACQuipedia Overview Video

As I’ve shared on several previous occasions over the last several months, DAU logistics faculty have been actively developing, updating, and deploying new ACQuipedia articles on a range of topics of interest to the defense acquisition workforce ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-02-16 | 0 Comments

Sep01

Updated Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Professional Reading List

A quick pre-Labor Day holiday note to let members of our life cycle logistics community know that we’ve updated our unofficial “Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Recommended Reading List”. Intended as a resource to assist life cycle logisticians ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-01-16 | 0 Comments

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