SERVING THE DIGITAL ENTRÉE
data quickly and effectively to build scalable and trusted AI capa- bilities that can be leveraged across programs.”
Te AAW is a big part of the Army’s digital transformation, and “it’s imperative that the workforce understand the AI landscape as part of our continuous learning and digital upskilling effort,” Kestner said.
All new acquisition-coded personnel assigned to ASA(ALT), the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center and the program execu- tive offices are required to take the first three prioritized courses in the Digital Foundations learning pathway: the Digital Trans- formation Masterclass, Agile Samurai Bootcamp and Product Management in AI and Data Science. Te Digital Foundations credential comprises those required courses—and is the first of four campaign pillars. Te credential was officially launched in March 2024 and signifies a mastery of digital transformation.
TRAIN UP
Young Bang, principal deputy ASA(ALT), delivers remarks on the Army's digital transformation during a panel at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo by Caroline Hernandez, Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Strategic Communications)
Te other three pillars of the campaign are the newly recom- mended Udemy courses for fiscal year 2024 in the Digital Foundations learning pathway:
• Design Tinking: Te Fundamentals (1.5 hours).
• Executive Briefing: Data Science and Machine Learning (2 hours).
• Introduction to the Cloud (2 hours).
THE DIGTIAL MAIN COURSE Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)), is spear- heading the digital transformation mindset for Army acquisition. He initiated the search for a training solution to help upskill the workforce last year and found Udemy.
Te MOREin’24 campaign nests under ASA(ALT)’s “acceler- ate mindset,” Kestner explained. “People are at the center of the Army’s modernization effort. By investing in acquisition work- force upskilling, we also grow our ability to have advantage over our adversaries,” Kestner said. “Getting into that accelerate mind- set, we gave you the foundations. But how do we take this a step further to the overall digital transformation of the Army? One area garnering a lot of focus of late is responsible integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Specifically, how can we responsibly use AI to empower our Soldiers with decision advantage—leveraging
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Te new credential is the guiding credential for Army digital transformation, Kestner said. It will allow workforce members to earn a total of 18 continuous learning points (CLPs)—14 for the foundational courses and four more for the credential. If you’ve completed the courses in fiscal year 2023, your Digital Founda- tions credential and additional four CLPs will retroactively and automatically populate in the Certification Management System (CMS). An official certificate issued by the DACM Office is yours to download through the CMS tab in CAPPMIS.
“It all just comes down to fostering that digital-first culture and that, of course, starts with people.”
Army AL&T Magazine Summer 2024
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