by Army AL&T News Staff Confused about when other transactions (OTs) can be used? Defense Acquisition University has some answers. OTs are legal acquisition instruments other than contracts, grants or…
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PEO EIS uses Agile teaming to build the Army’s Integrated Personnel and Pay System. by Col. Gregory S. Johnson Today, the Army faces a complex dilemma: how to deliver warfighting…
Consortia partnerships developing treatments, especially for patients with TBI or PTSD. by Erin Bolling It has been eight years since Congress first funded an Army-led research program to address substance…
What kinds of skills does the acquisition workforce need? A new assessment and leadership concept aims to find out. by Jacqueline M. Hames Training and development are critical to the…
How MRMC leverages expertise and relationship-building with industry. by Elizabeth Lamie The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) aims to lead the advancement of military medicine and responsibly…
USAMMDA works with military, federal civilian and contract professionals to develop and deliver quality medical products. by Jeffrey M. Soares Since its establishment more than 30 years ago, the U.S….
by Army AL&T Staff The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), in conjunction with Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and MITRE Corp., has developed two…
Jonathan B. Hill COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Project Office, Program Executive Office (PEO) for Missiles and Space TITLE: Chief, Performance Management Division YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
by Susan Follett FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Dec. 10, 2018)—A team from the Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) and the Project Manager for Electronic Warfare and Cyber (PM EW&C) has been…
Cyber defense and partner nation interoperability are vital to meeting national security objectives at home and abroad. by Andy Strand In “Sneakers,” a 1992 comedic caper about the ethical and…
Second in a series of articles about RDECOM’s support for the Army’s six modernization priorities. by Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins Soldiers in the field need the right equipment to…
Paul L. Price COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) TITLE: Chief, Aviation Branch YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 YEARS…
Army DACM Office Updates: Congratulations are in order for four civilian Army acquisition employees selected as project directors (PDs) for FY19 and FY20. The centralized selection board identified these individuals…
Expeditionary Technology Search narrows Army-funded competition from over 350 proposals to 12 contenders for $200,000 award. by Dr. Matt Willis and Jennifer Smith When Dr. Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of…
Whether it’s his fiction and nonfiction, his work as a TRADOC ‘mad scientist,’ the interviews he’s done with defense media, the pages of Popular Science, or some other venue, P.W….
Byron A. Kight COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Installation Information Infrasatructure Modernization Program, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Acquisition management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:Level II in…
An unusually frank and open forum among government and industry competitors yielded new insights into developing a Gator Landmine Replacement command-and-control system. by Waliul Mizan and Sean Stevens Traditional land…
PEO CS&CSS’s Robot Logistics Support Center uses IDIQs and a unique sustainment approach to keep robot systems up and running. by Thomas A. Lettis and Adam Bennett Conventional Army contracting…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 20, 2018)—The 51C Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Reclassification panel concluded July 26 and selected the following candidates for reclassification. Active Component Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bowling Staff…
Maj. Hassan Kamara COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Acquisition proponency officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in program…
by Norm Hilton and Sarah Aubouin FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 16, 2018) You may ask yourself…what is the project director (PD) centralized selection board? This civilian-centric board is a high…
Maj. Tom Cayia COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 902nd Contracting Battalion, 418th Contracting Support Brigade, Mission and Installation Contracting Command TITLE: Contract management officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 4 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
How a Platypus, a small team of independent Australian scientists and a THUNDERINGPANDA answered the Army’s challenge for faster signal detection. by Nancy Jones-Bonbrest The Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)…
Acquisition Training, Education and Leader Development Opportunities: The Acquisition Leadership Challenge Program announcement for the second quarter of FY19 will be open in November 2018. Please visit our Army DACM…
By Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 5, 2018)—The Army won four 2018 Defense Acquisition Workforce Achievement Awards, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment (USD (A&S)) announced this…
Lt. Col. Thomas R. Monaghan Jr. Title: Product manager for Cyber Resiliency and Training Command: Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation AAW Certifications and Qualifications: Level III certified…
Chad P. Stocker Title: Product director, Army Watercraft Systems Command: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support AAW Certifications and Qualifications: Level III certified in program management,…
Career management support to the Army Acquisition Workforce By Wen Lin, Chief Qualifications and Support Branch, Army DACM Office Let’s talk about all those burning questions you have. Ever wonder…
The MDMP: A proven approach for getting a “yes” on your next proposal to management By Greg Brewer, Meghan Dodge and Ron Frailer In today’s business environment, companies look for…
Kathy Lytle Title: Product director for Stryker Production and Variant Management Command: Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems, Project Management Office for Stryker Brigade Combat Team (PMO SBCT) AAW…
By Shannon Potter, AAW Outreach and Communications Very few careers have specialized universities designed to train personnel in the nuances of their daily work and for unexpected situations. Even fewer…
B. Dean Angell COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Cost/price analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 13 (eight in…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 24, 2018)—You could run a mile in flip-flops, but you’d be much faster if you ran in running shoes. Likewise, you can probably do your job…
Been There, Done That Modeling and simulation is a PM’s friend. by John T. Dillard, Col., USA (Ret.) One thing I always felt pretty confident about during my acquisition career…
FORT BELVOIR, Va.—Do you or your organization have recently completed or ongoing research projects that DOD and the defense acquisition community at large need to know about? Consider presenting a…
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