By Tara Clements and Steve Stark
The Army DACM Discusses Talent Management
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Nov. 3, 2014) – Lt. Gen. Michael E. Williamson, Army director, acquisition career management (DACM), discusses his approach to talent management in the latest Workforce Minute video from the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC). His approach includes “several initiatives to help our leaders identify and develop talent” within the Army acquisition workforce.
Williamson established a talent management team within the Army DACM Office at USAASC earlier this year, which he charged with instituting enterprisewide acquisition talent management for the civilian and military workforce.
“Talent management is focused on creating a pool of the right people, with the right skills for the right jobs,” said Diane Murtha, from the talent management team. “As proponency experts, our job is figuring out how we identify these individuals early on and how to develop them from their current position to serve as future leaders.”
In the video, Williamson cites several ongoing initiatives, including creating new civilian career models, expanding mentoring and evaluation processes, developing materials designed for new workforce members, broadening rotational and developmental assignments, and more.
In closing, Williamson stresses the importance of leaders and individuals when it comes to talent management. “Successful talent management requires both leader and individual accountability, and the sustainment of our Army Acquisition Corps depends upon the investment we make in our professionals today,” said Williamson.
Workforce Minute is a series of short, informative videos produced periodically by USAASC to provide relevant, career-related news for the Army Acquisition Workforce. Look for more career-related news at https://asc.army.mil/web/dacm-office.
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