FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 22, 2020)—The Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) needs to develop strong leaders, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the Army Director for Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office continues to make significant improvements to its acquisition education, training and leadership development programs, which are outlined in the October 2020 DACM newsletter.
In addition, the Sept. 2 “Back-to-Basics” memorandum from Hon. Ellen M. Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, will restructure and slim down the existing acquisition workforce functional area framework to consist of six consolidated functional areas: program management, contracting, life cycle logistics, engineering, test and evaluation, and business financial management/cost estimating. As details emerge, the DACM Office will keep you informed. Spotlight on Success profiles a test officer with the Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen, Maryland. Read about his insight and experiences throughout his acquisition career and his participation as a Naval Postgraduate School student; earning a degree in systems and program management. In another Spotlight on Success, read about Matt Maier, a product manager with Network Modernization for Tactical Network, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T). Matt was recently selected as a fiscal year 2021 project director. He shares how his participation in the Defense Acquisition University – Senior Service College Fellowship program served as a springboard in launching his acquisition career to new heights.
All that, plus the latest news on training opportunities, and how the fiscal year 2021 Defense Acquisition University (DAU) training schedule looks much different than years past. Don’t miss out! Find the October 2020 issue at https://asc.army.mil/web/dacm-newsletter/
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