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Jan30

Seeking Your Inputs for New ACQuipedia Article Topics

Regular users know that the ACQuipedia online acquisition encyclopedia is providing an important service to defense acquisition workforce professionals based on the popularity of individual articles (and indeed the site in general) in recent yea ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-30-15 | 3 Comments

Jan28

Additive Manufacturing

The Navy has created a comprehensive website containing extensive information on the subject of Additive Manufacturing, a capability that has the potential to revolutionize not only manufacturing, but supply chain management and a host of other ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-28-15 | 0 Comments

Jan27

GAO Report on Asset Visibility

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new supply chain management-focused report on January 27, 2015 entitled “GAO-15-148: DOD Has a Strategy and Has Taken Steps to Improve Its Asset Visibility, but Further Actions Are Needed.” ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-27-15 | 0 Comments

Jan23

Life-Cycle Sustainment Planning

A few days back, I shared a few thoughts and references on the subject of “Core Logistics Capabilities.” Included were references to 10 USC §2366. There are, however a range of other requirements identified in that statutory requirement that def ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-23-15 | 0 Comments

Jan22

ACQ 315 Prerequisite and Logistics Level I Training Updates

For Life Cycle Logisticians who may have experienced challenges registering for ACQ 315 Understanding Industry  (Business Acumen) classroom course due to the requirement to have already completed LOG 350, wanted to let you know that the prerequi ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-22-15 | 0 Comments

Jan16

Core Logistics Capabilities

Core logistics was a topic of great interest and much discussion during this week’s DoD Product Support Manager’s Workshop. As a public service, wanted to share several key statutory and DoD policy requirements related to Core logistics capabili ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-16-15 | 0 Comments

Jan15

Post-IOC Sustainment Reviews

Did you know post-initial operational capability (IOC) assessments (alternatively referred to as post-IOC reviews and post-IOC sustainment reviews) are required in both statute and DoD policy?  For your reading pleasure, and by way of background ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-15-15 | 0 Comments

Jan14

New DoD Directive 81900.1E Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS)

A new DoD Directive 8190.01E Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) was issued on January 9, 2015. This directive:   ·         “Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 8190.1 to establish the DLMS as the DoD standard for transactional informati ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-14-15 | 0 Comments

Jan13

Augustine's Laws: 35 Years Later

As those of you familiar with the DAU Life Cycle Logistics Recommended Reading List are no-doubt aware, one of the many books included on the list is one entitled “Augustine’s Laws: A Top Executive Looks at the Complexities & Conundrums of T ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-13-15 | 0 Comments

Jan12

New DoD Instruction 5000.02 "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System"

On January 7, 2015, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics signed out a memorandum “issuing the new Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 and canceling the interim version that was implemented on N ...[Read More]
Published: Jan-12-15 | 0 Comments

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