ACQUISITION CAREER, ANYONE?
FIGURE 1 Career Timeline
FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE NH-02/GS 7-11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LEADERSHIP (FOUNDATION)
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM
ACQUISITION LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE PROGRAM (ALCP) B
BROADENING NH-03/GS 12-13 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP NH-04/GS 14-15
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 LEADERSHIP (INTERMEDIATE)
LEADERSHIP (BASIC) ALCP I
COMPETITIVE DEVELOPMENT GROUP/ ARMY ACQ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL – MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Contracting Specialist. • Operations Research Analyst. • Design Engineer. • Software Engineer. • Test and Evaluation Analyst. • Equipment Specialist.
• Management Process. • Information Management and Information Technology.
• Systems Engineering. • Software.
*DAWIA CERT LEVEL I (PRIMARY ACF)
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT OR BUSINESS
• Program Analyst. • Project Engineer. • Program Integrator. • Integration Product/Project Lead. • Capability Test Team Chair. • Sustainment Engineer. • Assistant PM.
• Science and Technology Management. • Test and Evaluation. • Life-Cycle Logistics. • Overseeing Contracting Process. • Identify and Protect Technologies.
*DAWIA CERT LEVEL II (PRIMARY ACF)
• DPEO/Technical Director. • Product/Project Manager/Director. • Deputy Product/Project Manager. • Assistant PM (ACAT I/IA).
CAP: All acquisition workforce supervisory positions in grades NH-04/GS-14 and above.
• Business Cost Estimating and Financial Management.
• Production, Quality and Manufacturing, and Fielding and Deployment. • PM Professional Competencies.
*DAWIA CERT LEVEL III (PRIMARY ACF) DAWIA CERT LEVEL I-II (SECONDARY ACF)
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT OR BUSINESS
SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGE *Indicates Mandatory Requirement ** ACAT I/IA MOVING RIGHT ALONG
Civilian acquisition workforce members now have career models specific to their ACF, such as this one for program management, including progressive opportunities in the broad categories of functional experience, broadening and strategic leadership. (SOURCE: USAASC)
ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS MEMBERSHIP
• Deputy Program Manager. • Program Managers (and ACAT II).
ACQUISITION TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SCHOOL OF CHOICE (B.A./B.S./M.A./M.S.), LEADERSHIP (ADVANCED) SENIOR EXECUTIVE
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SENIOR ENTERPRISE
SUPERVISOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE (SDC) ALCP II TALENT MANAGEMENT
“THE GOAL IS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS ITS STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.”
LEADERSHIP On April 4, LTG Michael E. Williamson became the new principal military dep- uty to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)) and the DACM. Craig A. Spisak, director of the U.S. Army Acqui- sition Support Center (USAASC), serves as the deputy DACM; as such, he leads the office mission and provides over- sight of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) and Army Acquisition Work- force. Te Army DACM Office works with the Defense Acquisition University
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(DAU), the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition and the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (USD(AT&L)) to support workforce initiatives and to advocate for the Army Acquisition Workforce. Under DAWIA, with its goal of professionaliz- ing the Defense Acquisition Workforce, the Army DACM Office provides support for anything acquisition career-related.
PROFICIENCY Te Army DACM Office is data- driven, proactively identifying acquisition
Army AL&T Magazine
October–December 2014
Professional Development
CAP/ Competencies KLP**
CIVILIAN EDUCATION Typical
Assignments
Acq Program Opportunities
Leader Development
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