OPPORTUNITIES
FISCAL YEAR 2026 DAU TRAINING SCHEDULE
Keep an eye on your goals by taking Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training courses! The entire fiscal year 2026 DAU training schedule is available and open for application submissions. Applicants can enroll for DAU courses through the Army Internet Training Application System (AITAS) or the DAU Virtual Campus, depending on the course. The AITAS registration system can be found here and the DAU iCatalog is located here.
The AITAS is the Army’s registration system for DAU Instructor Led Training and Virtual Instructor Led Training courses.
OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS – FISCAL YEAR 2026 DOD PUBLIC PRIVATE TALENT EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
See yourself elsewhere—temporarily at least! The DOD Public Private Talent Experience (PPTE) program is open for applications through Sept. 5. PPTE gives mid-career acquisition workforce professionals in the grades of GS-12 through GS-15 (or broadband equivalent) an opportunity to work with an industry partner for up to six months. The program facilitates the sharing of innovative best practices and enables participants to gain a better understanding of industry’s business operations and challenges. For more information, go to the DOD PPTE page here.
JOIN THE DOD PPTE TECH TALK EVENT!
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering, and Software invites you to join an exciting Tech Talk session to learn about the PPTE program. The PPTE program is a unique opportunity to upskill and collaborate with leading industry partners. The PPTE program is a six-month assignment with industry partners such as Amazon, Authorium, L3Harris, Morgan Stanley, Ford, Siemens, Aerospace Corp., Bell Flight, MITRE, and Northrop Grumman. Assignments vary across different acquisition functions, so all are welcome to apply to the program.
This talk will answer frequently asked questions, provide an application process overview, and share winning past experiences. This session is a fantastic opportunity to explore how the PPTE program can help you gain valuable experience, expand your skill set, and foster collaboration with industry leaders.
DOD PPTE Tech Talk event details:
UPDATED CREDENTIALS!
Picture yourself achieving a career milestone by building competencies, confidence and boosting value with a defense acquisition credential. Offered by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), credentialing allows for a tailored learning experience suited for your job. Credentials are designed to meet you at the right place and at the right time within your functional area, providing critical job-centric associated skills to enhance your specific skills and improve workplace performance.
The two newest credentials are:
For more details and how to register, go here.
The Under Secretaries of Defense (USD) for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S) and for Research and Engineering (R&E) jointly sponsor the Defense Acquisition Credential Program through DAU to evolve today’s functional area and knowledge area framework to meet your needs. Defense acquisition credentials provide associated skills to perform job-centric, niche and emerging functions in the acquisition environment. They are intended to enhance specific skills and improve performance in your workplace. Anyone who has access to the DAU Virtual Campus can earn a credential.
CONTRACTING PROFESSIONALS!
IMPORTANT CON 1400V “CONTRACT POST-AWARD” DAU COURSE REGISTRATION UPDATES
Keep on the lookout for DAU’s CON 1400V “Contract Post-Award” course! Registration for CON 1400V is returning to Army Internet Training Application System (AITAS) in fiscal year 2026.
The method of registering for CON 1400V is transitioning from CSOD (Cornerstone on Demand) back to the previous method of using the Army AITAS registration portal.
CON 1400V offerings will remain with DAU’s virtual campus (CSOD) registration process.
This five-day Virtual Instructor-Led Training course includes the basic knowledge and skills required for a new contracting professional to demonstrate initial readiness for a contracting career and in post-award contract administration. To view Contracting functional area Professional level certification training, experience and assessment standards, refer to the red-colored blocks at the top of this page. For any questions, submit a help request here.
ETM PROFESSIONALS!
ENGINEERING TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION UPDATE
The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) released an updated course for the Engineering Technical Management (ETM) Foundational level certification. For a course description and to apply, visit the ETM 1081 page.
LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS PROFESSIONALS!
NEW GUIDEBOOK IS HERE
Hot off the press! The new DOD Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Guidebook is now published. The guidebook provides an overview of recommended roles, best practices, and strategies for managing supply chain risk, aligning with the existing program risk management framework outlined in the DoD Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management Guide. For more information and to access the Guidebook visit the DAU webpage here!
ACQUISITION OFFICERS!
ADVANCED CIVIL SCHOOLING PROGRAM APPLICATION WINDOW IS CLOSING SOON
Imagine bigger and better options for your future with the help of an advanced degree. The ACS program allows Army acquisition officers a chance to pursue advanced degrees in acquisition or business-related disciplines at civilian universities on a full-time, fully funded basis. ACS also unlocks enhanced skills and acquisition experience through top-tier university programs. This opportunity closes on Aug. 8. For information, go here.
CLOSING SOON – TRAINING WITH INDUSTRY
A few days remain to apply to the Training With Industry (TWI) program. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 8. TWI is a work experience training program designed to take competitively selected officers out of the military environment and expose them to the latest commercial business practices, organizational structures and cultures, technology development processes and corporate management techniques. For details and how to apply, visit the TWI page.
AWARDS
MAJ. GEN. HARRY GREENE ACQUISITION AWARDS WRITING COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Are you up for some competition? The 12th annual 2025 Maj. Gen. Harold J. “Harry” Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing competition is now accepting entry submissions. Lt. Gen. Robert M. Collins, principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, announced the opening on July 15.
Prospective authors may submit articles, opinion pieces or essays from 500 to 1,800 words in one of the following four categories:
A distinguished panel of judges will select four award winners and honorable mentions, one for each category. The winners of the 12th annual writing competition will be recognized during the annual U.S. Army Acquisition Executive’s Excellence in Leadership Awards Ceremony, scheduled to be held in January 2026 in Washington, D.C.
Submissions must be unclassified, original and not previously published. All entries must be submitted by email no later than midnight, Oct. 10, 2025. The official CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS document, titled “2025 Writing Award Call for Submissions_20250715.pdf”, can be found toward the bottom of this page.
REMINDERS
ALL ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS!
ANNUAL ACQUISITION ETHICS TRAINING REQUIREMENT
As the end of the fiscal year approaches, please remember that all Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) Members have an annual ethics training requirement.
All AAW members must complete annual acquisition ethics training by 30 September. The enclosure of the DACM Office’s Ethics Training Policy provides more information about online or in-person acquisition ethics training options that meet the fiscal year 2025 requirement. This list of training options is not all inclusive or exhaustive—other ethics training may fulfill this requirement.
A critical step that AAW professionals should keep in mind: you must document the training completion on your Individual Development Plan (IDP) in the Total Employee Development (TED) system or CAPPMIS. The IDP is the official tracking mechanism that the Army DACM Office uses to track ethics training completion. If AAW professionals do not record their ethics training completion on their IDP in TED or CAPPMIS, then when the DACM Office sends the end of fiscal year reports to the commands or organizations and these individuals will show as non-compliant.
Ethics training is one of the DACM’s AAW Standards that is tracked and reported to acquisition leadership across the enterprise. The fiscal year 2025 DACM Standards Memo can be found on the DACM Policy Library website: FY25 AAW Standards Memorandum.
CONTINUOUS LEARNING REQUIREMENT
Watch those points! Army Acquisition Workforce professionals are required to achieve 80 continuous learning points (CLPs) between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2026. Actively taking part in continuous learning within your acquisition functional area is a required standard and ensures AAW professionals remain current in their functional area, cross-functional proficiencies, leadership and management skills. This continuous learning policy applies to all military and civilian AAW professionals and can be accessed here. The DACM Policy Library has the latest acquisition position standards here.
Each acquisition functional area (AFA) has its recommended continuous learning guidance as directed by its respective Army Acquisition Functional Leader. To see your specific AFA recommended continuous learning, go to the functional areas page and click on your functional area.
Recommended continuous learning point glidepath; the Army DACM recommends achieving 40 CLPs in the first year of the CLP cycle and earning the remaining 40 CLPs during the cycle’s second year.
SENIOR RATER POTENTIAL EVALUATION REQUIREMENT
The Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE) is a valuable talent management tool that, as a member of the AAW, you must complete. SRPEs are used to evaluate the potential of every civilian acquisition professional, at the GS-12 through GS-15 or broadband equivalent level. This tool is vital in assessing future potential for positions of greater responsibility and centrally selected professional development opportunities. Exceptions to the SRPE requirement do not preclude that applicants must submit a current SRPE to be eligible for Army DACM Office centrally selected leader development programs.
The annual SRPE season arrives soon and fiscal year 2025 SRPEs will be released to the acquisition workforce and ready for your action. For an overview and details about policy, guidance, FAQs, manuals and best practices, go to https://asc.army.mil/web/senior-rater-potential-evaluation.
ALL THINGS CYBER: ARMY AL&T MAGAZINE RELEASES FINAL ISSUE
The summer issue of Army AL&T magazine is now available online. This is Army AL&T’s final print edition and discusses cybersecurity, network development, software modernization and AI.
Moving forward, Army AL&T magazine content will move to a new condensed, all-online format to support the administration’s requirements for a streamlined, lethal force. Summer 2025 will be the last hardcopy print edition. Contributor submissions will continue to be accepted and encouraged on a rolling basis, with a content focus centered around the Army Acquisition Workforce as a whole, connecting the dots between the acquisition community and Army capabilities, services and equipment, creating a timelier turnaround for workforce generated content.
Expect to see some changes to the USAASC website, including updates to submissions, writer’s guidelines and branding—so be sure to update your subscription to include an email. The editorial team is excited to better serve the Army acquisition community in this new format. For more information on how to publish an article, image or amplify acquisition news go to https://asc.army.mil/web/submissions to view the updated writers’ guidelines.
WELCOME NEW HIRES –
THIS ONBOARDING COURSE IS FOR YOU!
If you were recently hired into the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW), you’ll want to sign up for the “Welcome to the Army Acquisition Workforce” course. This course should be completed within the first few months of joining the acquisition workforce as it offers a dynamic overview of:
There is a downloadable resources guide included with the course. You are highly encouraged to download and save a copy of this resources guide for your records. Once you have closed the course topic, your completion will show up on your Army Training Information System (ATIS) LEARNING MY CERTIFICATES page. Click the certificate file icon to view and download the course certificate of completion.
