OVERVIEW
The Life Cycle Logistics functional area spans the system life cycle, encompassing acquisition and sustainment activities, and includes professionals responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and overseeing effective and affordable product-support strategies for weapons, materiel, or information systems.
The Life Cycle Logistics functional area is supported by:
Dr. Theresa Smith (Army Acquisition Functional Leader)
Dr. Theresa A. Smith serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Sustainment and serves as the Functional Leader for Army Life-Cycle Logistics providing senior executive leadership and policy direction for Army industrial base, program protection, and life-cycle logistics. In this role, she advises Army senior leadership and oversees the development, execution, and integration of sustainment, logistics, and industrial base policies across the Department of the Army. She is responsible for promulgating Army-wide policy governing total life-cycle management of weapons and support systems, with emphasis on resourcing, execution, program analysis, and strategic planning. She coordinates closely across the acquisition enterprise to ensure policy alignment, effective execution, and mission readiness.
Army Acquisition Functional Advisor – Vacant (pending designation of new AAFA)
Workforce Demographics
(Data current as of 31 December 2024)
Lifecycle Logistics Functional Area Top Civilian Occupational Groups
Certification
DAWIA Grace period
“DAU login required”
Competencies
“Requires DAU login”
Continuous Learning
Credentials
Defense Acquisition Credentials provide the knowledge and associated skills needed to perform job-centric, niche, and/or emerging functions in the defense acquisition environment. They are intended to enhance specific skills and improve performance in the workplace. Whether you manage capability requirements, acquire services/systems, or sustain capabilities, earning credentials can build your competence, confidence, and value to your organization and the DOD.
Career Model
The Army DACM Office has developed Career Models for each acquisition functional area, which are intended as notional guides for professional growth and a well-rounded acquisition experience. Acquisition workforce employees, along with their supervisors, should use these models as tools for developing a plan to advance throughout one’s acquisition career.
Resources
- DOD Product Support Manager (PSM) Mandatory Training Requirement (April 2023)
- Implementation of Product Support Manager (PSM) Position Requirements Description (June 2014)
- Back-to-Basics Implementation – Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Acquisition Workforce (September 2021)
- Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Life Cycle Logistics Functional Area webpage
- DAU Life Cycle Logistics Blog
- FY24-29 Department of Defense (DoD) Logistics Human Capital Strategy, July 30, 2024
- Business rules for properly coding LCL Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) positions
- Army Acquisition Workforce Standard Product Support Manager Position Nomenclature and Position Requirements Documents
- DOD Supply Chain Risk Management Guidebook
Summary of DAU Life Cycle Logistics and Product Support Webinar Series. DAU now offers seven no-cost, live webinar series of particular interest to LCL functional area members:
- Logistics LIVE! https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A174566
- Sustainment Series https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A174606
- Mentoring Moments https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A174571
- NAVSUP WSS Secrets to Success https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A174581
- Product Support Delta Course https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A175346
- Additive Manufacturing https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A174456
- DMSMS & Parts Management Proven Processes Series https://www.dau.edu/search?f%5B0%5D=series_title%3A175216
LCL Functional Area Gateway (https://www.dau.edu/functional-areas/life-cycle-logistics). LCL workforce members are encouraged to bookmark the LCL Functional Area Gateway, a “one-stop-shop” for our workforce to easily access all DAU LCL training and related resources.
DAU LOG Blog. To keep up with the latest happenings in the LCL arena, please visit and bookmark the DAU LOG Blog site at https://www.dau.edu/blogs?field_functional_area_target_id=174383
New PBL Video – PBL practitioners are welcome to view the new 16-minute video featuring Ms. Smith and PBL SMEs from the Army and Air Force describing best practices and lessons learned for executing PBL arrangements that increase performance and reduce costs. Link – https://media.dau.edu/media/1_0hcsubim
Defense Acquisition Magazine is now available.
