R AL& TMY SPRING 2 0 2 0 FEATURE ARTICLES


34 FACES OF THE FORCE: CA RL S. POLC YN Te importance of difficult conversations


36 SCRUB - A -DUB DATA AMCOM’s data cleansing efforts enable Army readiness


42 A CL E A RER NE TWORK PIC TURE Prototype software simplifies network management


48 MENTOR, ACCELER AT E, REPE AT Te xTechSearch competition and Accelerator program foster the success of small businesses


58 ON CONT R AC T ING: THE NOT ICE I NE VER KNEW When is a notice not a notice?


COMMENTARY


64 EMBR ACING CRE AT IVE DESTRUC T ION A prescription for Army leaders on emotional intelligence and communication


72 BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: THE PROFESSION OF ACQUISI TION


Take the “profession” in “acquisition professional” seriously


WORKFORCE


78 FROM THE DACM: MODERNI Z ING THE WORK FORCE Modernizing the Army means modernizing acquisition


81 DATA SUP PORTS TR A INING Army DACM Office uses new data to pinpoint and plan training


84 ‘HACQING’ FOR DEFENSE The author’s four-month developmental assignment at DIU


90 FACES OF THE FORCE: COL. DAVID WA RNICK The squeaky wheel gets the acquisition career


92 C A REER NAVIGATOR: RIGHT RESOURCES, RIGHT T IME


A one-stop shop to aid supervisors of acquisition professionals


94 FACES OF THE FORCE: MA J. EUGENE CHOI From boss to sponge to award ceremony


96 ON THE MOVE 99 THEN & NOW: QUIZ SHOW


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