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Aug30

O&M, O&S, and O&S - A Study in Contrasts

In a blog post few weeks ago entitled CLS, ICS and PBL - A Study in Contrasts, I shared some thoughts on the relationships and differences between several occasionally misunderstood terms. That exercise got me to thinking about other commonly us ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-30-13 | 3 Comments

Aug28

New Logistics Professional Development Site Now Available

The incremental streamlining and modernization of our Logistics Community of Practice (LOG CoP) knowledge sharing website continues unabated with the launch yesterday of a completely revamped Life Cycle Logistics Professional Development site. B ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-28-13 | 0 Comments

Aug22

New Product Support "Resources & Tools" Site Now Available

This past Monday, we launched a revamped Product Support Manager (PSM) resource repository web site on the DAU Logistics Community of Practice (LOG CoP).  We're pleased to announce that  a similarly updated LOG CoP  Resources & Tools web sit ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-22-13 | 0 Comments

Aug21

Product Support Analysis (PSA) and Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) Articles

In addition to the new ACQuipedia articles we deployed just two weeks ago, we’re pleased to announce the launch of two more life cycle logistics articles entitled Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) Integrated Data/Decision Environment (IDE) and ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-21-13 | 0 Comments

Aug19

Revamped Product Support Manager (PSM) Web Site

Following on the heels of the successful launch earlier this year of a completely revamped, multidisciplinary Performance Based Logistics Community of Practice (PBL CoP), as many of you are already aware, we are in the midst of streamlining and ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-19-13 | 0 Comments

Aug15

USD (AT&L) Announces Selection of First Annual Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager (PSM) Award Winners

In an August 15, 2013 memorandum entitled "2013 Secretary of Defense Product Support Manager (PSM) Awards Selection", the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) announced and recognized t ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-15-13 | 0 Comments

Aug14

Articles of Interest in July 2013 Edition of Defense Acquisition Research Journal (ARJ)

The recently published July 2013 issue of the Defense Acquisition Research Journal (ARJ) is now available for your reading pleasure. The Defense Acquisition Research Journal (ARJ), for those who are unfamiliar with this publication, is a scholar ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-14-13 | 0 Comments

Aug12

Should Cost Management in Defense Acquisition Memo Takeaways

On August 6, 2013, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) issued a new memorandum entitled “Should Cost Management in Defense Acquisition” that “refines and clarifies Better Buying Power (BBP) gui ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-12-13 | 0 Comments

Aug08

Two New Life Cycle Logistics ACQuipedia Articles

In addition to recent updates to a number of the 78 existing life cycle logistics ACQuipedia articles, wanted to make regular readers of this blog aware that two new ACQuipedia articles also went live today, bringing the total number of availabl ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-08-13 | 0 Comments

Aug07

CLS, ICS and PBL - A Study in Contrasts

Had an interesting discussion with a colleague recently about how exactly DoD defines the terms “Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)” and Interim Contractor Support (ICS), how they differ, and how they relate to “Performance Based Logistics (PBL) ...[Read More]
Published: Aug-07-13 | 2 Comments

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