Honoring the Best


DOD and Army acquisition award winners exemplify innovation, determination and excellence


by Ms. Susan L. Follett T


eams and individuals making noteworthy contribu- tions to defense acquisition were honored for their efforts late last year, as the Office of the Under- secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology


and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of


the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Tech-


nology released their annual Defense Acquisition Workforce Achievement Awards and Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) Excellence in Leadership Awards, respectively. Te winners of the 2015 Major General Harold J. “Harry” Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing were also announced.


“It is important that we continue to recognize the outstanding contributions of our acquisition, technology and logistics pro- fessionals who are critical in supporting our warfighter and the defense mission,” said the Hon. Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, in announc- ing the 2015 Defense Acquisition Workforce Achievement Awards.


Among the honorees is Joan L. Sable, chief of the Human Capi- tal Initiatives Division for the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC), who received the AAE Acquisition Support Professional of the Year award. Sable used the Defense Acquisi- tion Workforce Development Fund to add more than 230 new hires to the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW), train more


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than 6,000 students and fund more than 150 training classes. She played key roles in several USAASC initiatives and pro- grams, including on-boarding and mentoring, the Senior Rater Potential Evaluation and the Army Acquisition Leader Prepara- tion Course. As a result of her efforts to professionalize the AAW, 98.5 percent are certified or within their allowed grace period.


“Since 1989, the Corps has provided an elite cadre of highly skilled, technically proficient professionals delivering world- class products to our Soldiers,” said the Hon. Heidi Shyu, the AAE, during a Dec. 1, 2015, ceremony honoring the AAE award winners. “Today, more than 36,000 members are keeping our men and women in uniform well-equipped, well-protected and fully prepared for mission success in 140 countries around the globe. Te support of our acquisition professionals to the Soldier is truly first-rate,” she added.


One of the year’s big winners was the Joint Program Office for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JPO JLTV), which received awards from both organizations. Te team received the OUSD(AT&L)’s David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award—its second such award in three years—for innovative approaches to cost, schedule and performance execution and management. COL John R. Cavedo Jr., project manager for JPO JLTV, took home the AAE Award for Project Management/ Product Director Office Professional at the O-6 level.


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