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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Susan L. Follett WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2019)—Hon. Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has announced the winners of the 2019 Defense Acquisition Workforce Achievement Awards,…
By Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 2, 2019)—The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement is seeking nominations for the 2019 Secretary of the Army…
by Kristine Faria Students in the Warren, Michigan, cohort of the Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL) Program took part in a field trip to General Dynamics…
More than 150 active duty, Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participated in the two-day, 2019 Reserve Component Acquisition Training Summit on June 13-14, in St. Louis, Missouri.
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES: ACQUISITION TRAINING, EDUCATION AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACQUISITION INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Human Capital Initiatives…
Army acquisition civilians complete DOD program, build leadership skills for the future By Kristine Faria FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 15, 2019)—Fourteen civilians from the Army Acquisition Workforce completed the…
Internship program gives participants a look at SOCOM’s approach to acquisition. by Maj. Jonathan Harmeling “Very few people will ever be able to say they have been here,” the U.S….
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 12, 2019)—The 51C Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Reclassification panel recently selected the following candidates for reclassification to military occupational specialty (MOS) 51C: Active Component Staff Sgt. Kim…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES: FROM THE DDACM: Strategic Evolution By Joan L. Sable DID YOU KNOW? Your Army DACM Office is hard at work! The Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW)…
Title: Contract Price/Cost Analyst Command: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE WORKFORCE: Five ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting AAW CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS: Contracting level 2 EDUCATION:…
The pilot session of DOD’s 2019 Industry Exchange Program (IEP) wraps up soon with a capstone event at the Pentagon hosted by Hon. Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for…
Meet Cadet Jake Murdock, a rising senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) who is currently completing a three-week developmental assignment with the Project Management Office…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 24, 2019)―Spending time on your career is an investment that always pays off. Make an investment this week by reviewing the latest issue of the…
Picatinny Arsenal is new home for Defense Acquisition University program. By Audra Calloway Until now, acquisition professionals at Picatinny Arsenal had to travel significant distances to attend Senior Service College,…
In the Army acquisition profession, leader development and talent management are key. Being able to identify, train and support acquisition experts as they move up throughout their career helps ensure…
In the Army acquisition profession, leader development and talent management are key. Being able to identify, train and support acquisition experts as they move up throughout their careers helps ensure…
Phased rollout of IPPS-A starts with U.S. Army Reserve. by Steve Stark Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, perhaps as early as August, the Acquisition Career Record Brief…
By Michael P. Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 8, 2019) – It’s that time of year: Time to reward the best people and teams in the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW),…
We have to know what we know, not what we think we know. Craig A. Spisak Director, Acquisition Career Management Above the door to my office is this expression: “IN…
HOT TOPICS ACQUISITION TRAINING, EDUCATION AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: DOD ACQUISITION INDUSTRY EXCHANGE PROGRAM (IEP) The 2019 IEP pilot is wrapping up with a capstone event at the Pentagon…
Naval Postgraduate School lecturer takes case studies on the road to offer the acquisition workforce a rare immersive opportunity. By Michael Bold Defense acquisition is a complex, painstaking and constantly…
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2019)—The sixth annual Maj. Gen. Harold J. “Harry” Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing competition is underway! Lt. Gen. Paul A. Ostrowski, principal military deputy to the Assistant…
