Intelligence collection isn’t just for battle planning. It also has demonstrated its value in contracting with information on vendors, insider threats, and fraud, waste and abuse. by Russell Parman During…
Spotlight on Success: Shawn Gresham Title: Product manager, Degraded Visual Environment Command: Program Executive Office for Aviation, Huntsville, Alabama ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management AAW Certifications/Qualifications: Army Acquisition Corps DAWIA…
by Dr. B. Dean Angell The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires —and supported activities want—“best value.” Best value is a continuum with, at one end, lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)…
By Susan L. Follett FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 20, 2019)—We all know how amazing the Army Acquisition Workforce is—the Awards for Excellence in Acquisition given by the Undersecretary of Defense…
by Army AL&T and DASA PPR Staff Q: What are the key characteristics of a sound justification document? A: A sound justification document clearly explains the source of the requirement,…
Budgeting for Army acquisition programs is both art and science, in which clarity and consistency set the tone for success. by Margaret C. Roth and Mary Kate Aylward If every…
By Stanley Niemiec, Dennis Teefy and Robin Schumacher Network security is crucial: The Army places responsibility on commanders, leaders and managers for ensuring that cybersecurity is part of all operations….
A new rapid prototyping program supercharges Army capabilities. by Vanessa Pittman and Brandon Little-Darku In late 2016, the secretary of the Army approved the first project for the newly formed…
Beginning in the third quarter of FY19, the Army DACM Office will begin integration of an automated data exchange that will eliminate the necessity of the Acquisition Career Record Brief…
Policy changes are shaping the way we do business An AAFL is a fairly new role in the Army acquisition community. On Sept. 4, the Army DACM signed a memo…
Title: Deputy joint program executive officer, Armaments and Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey Command: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition Acquisition Career Field: Program management AAW Certifications/Qualifications: DAWIA…
By Joan Sable, Army Deputy Director, Acquisition Career Management (DDACM) On Jan. 29, Hon. Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment (USD(A&S)), signed a memo titled “Department…
Army DACM Office Updates: ARMY’S 2018 ACQUISITION AWARD WINNERS! Original Army AL&T News article authored by Susan L. Follett (https://asc.army.mil/web/news-army-acquisition-executive-announces-excellence-in-leadership-awards/). Congratulations to the individuals and teams listed below who received…
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Lining Up Your Goals Syncing up DAWDF funding and Human Capital Strategic Plan objectives will lead to an…
PEO C3T is all about how Soldiers communicate—the satellite terminals that send internet and phone signals to the command post, radios, the network that Soldiers connect to in the field,…