WORKFORCE


DELOITTE DAY


Training With Industry fellows learn how professional services company does business.


by Rachel Berry D


uring the summer of 2022, several Army acquisition officers moved across the country and exchanged their uniforms for business suits—and perhaps a few T-shirts. Tis was part of a year-long assignment working in organizations like Rolls-Royce, Deloitte, Ford Motors, Salesforce, Boeing and other organiza-


tions—all part of Army acquisition’s Training With Industry (TWI) program. Te TWI program is a one-year work-experience training program designed to take selected officers out of the military environment and expose them to the latest commercial business prac- tices, organizational structures and cultures, technology development processes, and the latest corporate management techniques.


Tese acquisition officers came together on Sept. 21 at the Deloitte offices in Rosslyn, Virginia, to take a deep-dive look into how the company operates as a professional services firm, providing audit and assurance, consulting, risk and financial advisory, risk manage- ment, tax and related services. Te firm’s work includes responding to industry and government’s need for solutions on complex problems, including how 5G would impact both sectors. Since the TWI fellows are placed at different types of organizations, includ- ing manufacturing, technology products, etc., the day was an opportunity to discover more about this specific business sector. Te event was also designed to provide opportunities for the TWI fellows to network with one another. Trough these conversations, best practices were shared on how the TWI fellows have navigated their program so far, including how to network within their company and what kind of work they have observed.


Lt. Col. Aron Hauquitz, the TWI fellow placed at Deloitte, coordinated the day along with members of the Deloitte team. Te agenda included conversations with senior company leaders about conducting business with the government, a “business chemistry” exercise,


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