By Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Jan. 13, 2020) — Do you understand Army acquisition? It’s not an easy subject to master. But at its essence, it’s all about requirements….
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Hacking for Defense alums Lumineye win xTechSearch By Jess Stillman It all started with the desire to create an innovative solution to a DOD problem. Lumineye Inc., the…
From prize money to mentorship and collaboration, the xTechSearch competition is growing into something of an incubator for promising new defense and dual-use technologies. by Jess Stillman It began as…
An interview with the Army acquisition executive. More than two years ago, Dr. Bruce D. Jette was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office as the assistant secretary…
Donnah Laster TITLE: Management analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director for Main Battle Tank Systems, Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES ACQUISITION TRAINING, EDUCATION AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACQUISITION TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Attention Army acquisition workforce civilians and military occupational specialty (MOS) 51C noncommissioned officers…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works in water and on land to lay the groundwork for multidomain operations in 2028. By Nicholas Boone This is the first in a…
Transportability engineering is vital in an accelerated acquisition process. by Michael Bartosiak Efficient and rapid deployment of the Army is crucial to the National Defense Strategy. The DOD acquisition community…
USASAC’s total package approach keeps FMS customers up and running. by Adriane Elliot There’s no doubt that foreign military sales (FMS) are a critical component of U.S. foreign policy. From…
The Training With Industry Program is an excellent opportunity for officers. Here’s what you need to know before you apply.
Army Test and Evaluation Command and Maneuver Center of Excellence experts identify five missteps in requirements development that can slow or halt a program in testing. by Joshua R. Barker…
The Training With Industry program expands and enhances officers’ knowledge of industry practices. by Jacqueline M. Hames Military and corporate business best practices are fundamentally different, and the barrier to…
New OTA seeks to speed capabilities to warfighters while also developing the U.S. industrial base. by Kyle Thalmann and Tara Sarruda Using the relatively new Cornerstone Other-Transaction Authority (OTA) provided…
IDENTIFYING THE NEXT TARGET: A Soldier navigates through the augmented reality lab at the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, a cooperative research initiative between Tufts University School…
Dennis Sheehan COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Center Armaments Center; assigned to the Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE:…
The contracting pendulum has swung from complex to streamlined contracts to provide efficient and rapid acquisition in support of the Soldier. by Veronica Alexander and Dr. Linda R. Herbert Contracting…
DASA(P) joins forces with GSA to get federal agencies to share solutions to similar strategic acquisition challenges. by Elizabeth Chirico and John Burchill Over the past year, within both government…
Free rappelling classes brought Lt. Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick to the Army 25 years ago, and she has made good use of her time since then, playing a part in developing new treatments for malaria and being the first member of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) to win a Defense Acquisition Workforce Achievement Award.
The Rapid Innovation Fund enables the military and nontraditional contractors to work together. by Kathryn Bailey As DOD seeks to spur development of new technology, its Rapid Innovation Fund provides…
Stop chasing personality-driven solutions: Category management instills a think-bigger approach to buying for enterprise-level efficiencies. by Brig. Gen. Christine A. Beeler Leveraging the disciplined buying power of the Army enterprise…
Army Modernization Strategies inform equipping of new position, navigation and timing system. by John Higgins and Caitlin O’Neill Fortification is key for the military. Fortification ensures not only mission success,…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES 2019 SECRETARY OF THE ARMY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CONTRACTING – WINNERS ANNOUNCED Congratulations to Joseph M. Carroll, U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal,…
The first cohort of Army Acquisition Degree Curriculum 522 is ready to graduate with a Master of Science degree in systems engineering management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,…
“Steady pressure at the razor’s edge drives incremental growth. I bring this same mindset to my job: I believe that everything matters, so I strive to do the best I can in every moment, and to be better today than I was yesterday.”
The Army’s International Technology Centers seek the most innovative solutions possible through foreign partnerships. by Lt. Col. Marc Meeker When the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) was created in early…
By Susan L. Follett WASHINGTON (Nov. 21, 2019)—Stuart Hazlett, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement, has announced the winners of the Secretary of the Army Awards for…
USAMRDC’s technology landscape mapping workshops seek to find the right medicines and devices with input from an integrated stakeholder team. by Ramin A. Khalili If anybody knows how it all…
“One great thing about the Acquisition Corps is the humility of the workforce—whether you wear a military uniform or civilian clothes.”
Software-defined networking could get Army’s data moving faster by John Shotwell and Amy Walker As part of its tactical network modernization strategy, the Army has begun development, integration and Soldier-driven…
Thinking about an advanced degree? Think about ACS. By Staff Sgt. Kailey Good-Hallahan I graduated with an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2019, all…
Market research can be the basis for vigorous competition in Army acquisition. by Dennis P. Longo This is the first in a new series, On Contracting. The author developed the…
Sheila Ollison serves as lead program manager for Project Manager Defensive Cyber Operations within the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, spearheading multiple contracting actions.
There is a new DAU Credentialing Program available to Army acquisition professionals. Expand your professional skills and open new career paths with DAU’s new credentialing program. DAU has rolled…
Recently returned from a four-month assignment in Frankfurt, Germany, Dr. Genevieve Flock is hoping that international contacts she developed can help keep American Soldiers safe around the world.
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES 2019 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AWARDS The Army was well represented in this year’s Defense Acquisition Awards! Army acquisition individuals and teams were recognized in such…
Pictured from left to right: Lt. Col. Olric Wilkins, TWI participant; Bill Phillips (LTG, USA, RET), former ASA(ALT) military deputy; and Lt. Col. Raaen Stewart, TWI participant by Ltc. Col….
by Susan L. Follett FORT BELVOIR, Va. (October 25, 2019)—The Sub Compact Weapon Team, part of the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Soldier, has received the David Packard Excellence in…
By Kristine Faria FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 24, 2019) – The Army Director for Acquisition Career Management Office has selected 12 Army Acquisition civilians to take part in the upcoming…
Seismic, acoustic and electromagnetic systems work to help Army find one of the oldest forms of field fortification: tunnels. by John Higgins War is as old as human history. This…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) – Eleven pages, tons of opportunities. That’s how we’d sum up the latest issue of the DACM Newsletter. The DACM staff has compiled updates,…
Amy Larson TITLE: Contract Specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command – Rock Island YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6.5 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level I in information technology and…
By Stefanie Pidgeon ARLINGTON, Va.—Students with the Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL) program visited Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 2, touring the grounds and speaking with…
The Army Director for Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office is pleased to announce that 65 Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) professionals have been selected for the fiscal year 2020 offering of…
To look back 50 years at Army aviation is, in some ways, to look ahead a decade. by Margaret C. Roth Back in 1969, in the thick of the Vietnam…
Effective, innovative and agile medical product development fast-tracks MEDHUB device to warfighters. by Jay Wang Progress and change always go hand-in-hand. This is especially true for the latest changes affecting…
Joan L. Sable COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Deputy director, Acquisition Career Management Office; chief, Army Acquisition Workforce Strategy and Communications Division YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
by Kristine Faria Congratulations to the sixty-one Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) members who recently completed the Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL) program. IDEAL is a leadership…
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Supporting the future force by building a more technically savvy Army Acquisition Corps. You can only get out of a…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 10, 2019) – Two GS-15 candidates from the Army Acquisition Corps were selected from the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) project director (PD) centralized selection board held…
Acquisition professional education could be more like the rigorous, hands-on rotations at the Army’s combat training centers. Here’s how. by Dr. Charles K. Pickar Tiger Woods made a comeback…
