December Army DACM Hot Topics

FROM THE ARMY DACM OFFICE

This is the last month to fulfill your calendar year 2015 annual ethics training requirement (see details in the October Army DACM Newsletter).

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Closing soon:

The Acquisition Leadership Challenge Program nomination window opened on November 12 for second-quarter classes. This announcement closes December 10.
FY16 Product Director Centralized Selection Board opened October 26. It closes December 17.

The FY17 Winter Military Acquisition Position List (MAPL) review key dates:

FY17 Command Input window opens November 9 and closes December 11.
FY17 Winter MAPL Review Board is Jan. 25-29, 2016.

Open now:

The Training with Industry announcement for noncommissioned officers is open through Jan. 8, 2016.

Coming soon:

The Defense Acquisition University – Senior Service College Fellowship announcement window opens December 14 and closes March 9, 2016.

DAU COURSE UPDATES

FY17 Defense Acquisition University (DAU) schedule build: The Army DACM Office is responsible for submitting the Army’s DAU training demand. Commands and program executive offices will be solicited mid-December via the official Army tracker system to host DAU onsites in FY17. The intent of the onsites is to bring localized required DAU training to the students to save on travel cost, and they are ideal for locations where a DAU main or satellite campus is not available locally. The FY17 schedule will be available for student registration in

ATRRS AITAS

on May 12, 2016.