WORKFORCE


USAASC P ERSPECTIVE FROM THE DIRECTOR,


U.S. ARMY ACQUISITION SUPPORT CENTER


Sustain, Maintain, Train,


retain DAWDF helps commands support the Army Acquisition Workforce T Craig A. Spisak Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center


he Army Director for Acqui- sition Career Management (DACM) Office in the U.S. Army Acquisition Support


Center (USAASC) is responsible for sustaining and managing the careers of 36,000-plus Army


acquisition profes-


sionals. Our 50 experts in three branches support this workforce with everything related to acquisition careers, from cer- tification and education to mentoring and leader development. One of the sustainment tools we use to successfully accomplish this daunting task is financial support from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF).


FURTHERING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DAWDF was established by Section 852 of


the National Defense Authorization


Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008 to sup- port DOD acquisition organizations with additional funds to help them develop and train their workforce, fill capability gaps, oversee contractors and achieve best value and return on investment for the taxpayer.


Funding for DAWDF comes from expiring appropriations for the Army’s operation and maintenance account. Instead of terminating, those funds roll


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over to support DAWDF. Until recently, DAWDF itself was scheduled to “sunset” in 2018, but it became permanent in Janu- ary with the passage of the FY16 NDAA, bringing more predictable funding and making it easier to plan programs. Tis permanence instills confidence in acqui- sition organizations, which now know that they can count on DAWDF annually. We are looking forward to the innova- tive initiatives this will bring to the Army Acquisition Workforce.


Te Army DACM Office manages and approves all Army DAWDF- implemented initiatives from Army acquisition com- mands and organizations, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Tech- nology, U.S. Army Forces Command, program executive offices, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army Installation


Management Command,


U.S. Army Medical Command, the U.S. Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. Each of these organizations sub- mits a DAWDF request to the DACM for initiatives in the current fiscal year, as well as estimates and planning for subsequent fiscal years.


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