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wasn’t career-ending. Many of my peers enjoyed this developmental environment as well. It should be the standard that all of us expect. From my current position, I have a broader view of the great efforts, challenges and needs of our acquisition professionals that has only bolstered my passion for taking care of our people and raising the bar on how we equip and develop our dedicated professionals for success.


Q. How have the Better Buying Power initiatives influenced workforce development?


A. Better Buying Power 2.0 reflects a return to “acquisition basics.” It empha- sizes the best acquisition practices we’ve learned or are learning. It is our profession to pursue affordable programs, promote effective competition and control costs throughout the product life cycle. Tis must include our workforce, since acqui- sition is a human endeavor. Across all of our workforce development resources, we will apply a continuous-improvement mindset to help develop and nurture the skills that our acquisition professionals need to achieve success.


Q. Where do you think DOD has the greatest chances of success in advancing the professionalism of the total acquisi- tion workforce? What potential pitfalls do you see?


A. Our certification-to-qualification


program will provide a critical fourth dimension to certification by


competencies training and experience requirements.


Our goal is to have a workforce that is both fully certified to today’s standards and fully qualified to perform its duties as acquisition professionals. Providing


adding


on-the-job demonstration of mastery of functional


to education,


I sincerely believe our Better Buying Power 2.0 initiatives, with our newly added emphasis on workforce development and recognition, will be the foundation for making, as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel


said, “…the


ALTHOUGH THIS ANALOGY IS AN OVERSTATEMENT, THE CURRENT CERTIFICATION PROCESS IS SIMILAR TO THROWING A TEENAGER THE KEYS TO A MASERATI AFTER HE HAS PASSED THE WRITTEN DRIVERS TEST, AND TELLING HIM TO TOOL AROUND THE INTERSTATE FOR A WHILE.


our workforce with processes and tools to demonstrate their competency in acquisition proficiencies will


result in


an even better-qualified workforce for current and future responsibilities. Certification-to-qualification builds on the saying, “Tell me, and I will forget; teach me, and I will remember; involve me, and I will learn.” We must help our people by ensuring that


they have the


expectations, tools and key experiences to guarantee that they are fully qualified.


As for pitfalls, I strongly believe that acquisition leaders must demonstrate that we will do everything we can to take care of our people. Tey are going through the stress of uncertainties and the challenges associated with process improvements. As we


adjust in the


department to limited resources, we need to ensure


that our people are


equipped for job and mission success in a demanding environment. Tis includes investing in the development and success of


our people as future acquisition


leaders and highly experienced and qualified professionals.


reforms we need to put this Department on a path to sustain our military strength for the 21st century.”


Q. What advice would you give to some- one considering a career in acquisition?


A. First, maintain integrity and pur-


sue your passion—it will provide great returns to you personally and to the nation. Integrity is the foundation for our lives and our acquisition profession. We are entrusted as acquisition professionals with billions of dollars of the taxpayers’ money as we acquire all that is needed to support our warfighters and ensure the nation’s security. Collectively our efforts can increase taxpayer and warfighter buying power by billions of dollars. Te acquisition profession provides many opportunities to invest your passion to make a difference—in better products and services for the warfighter, and better results for the taxpayer.


Second, seek experience. Opportunities are found all around that will broaden your skills and make you more valuable and confident in your job. Talk with industry, communicate with leadership. Take every opportunity to read about your discipline and skill. And when you find someone whom you admire, figure out what qualities you admire in that individual and emulate those qualities


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