COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director for Joint Bombs, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Program analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in…
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COVID-19 RESPONSE: JPM CBRN Medical, in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, rapidly delivered a new COVID-19 diagnostic test under the FDA’s Emergency…
Meeting rooms stand empty at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, while the Center professionals utilize maximum telework and adhere to social distancing guidance while…
Rajal Ganatra (center right) with Acquisition Pathway Director (right) Maj. David Rothzeid and other cohorts of the program: from left, Denzil Thomas, Jaylene Carteret and Steve Rapp (on screen). (Photo…
Heather Gruenewald TITLE: Assistant program manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES ANNOUNCING NEW WEB ADDRESS FOR CAMP/CAPPMIS The Career Acquisition Management Portal/Career Acquisition Personnel and Position Management Information System (CAMP/CAPPMIS) is back online after undergoing required…
Maj. Frank M. Musisi COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Bridging, Project Manager for Force Projection; Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS…
XTECH IMMERSION: XTechSearch 3.0 finalists participate in an immersion day in Boston supported by FedTech and the xTechSearch program manager, Zeke Topolosky, far right back row. The xTechSearch competition and…
Many offices are looking deserted, like this one at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama, while many government workers practice social distancing through…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Apr. 29, 2020)—How will acquisition certification training requirements be impacted by COVID-19? What is the latest coronavirus guidance for DAU students? Where can I find…
Winners of the 2019 Army Acquisition Executive Excellence in Leadership Awards Many people would agree that having their professional accomplishments valued and recognized bring a level of reward and…
Staff Sgt. Comfort Johnson COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Proponent noncommissioned officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 16 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II…
by Mike Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 13, 2020)—The editors have voted, the readers have voted, and the results are in. Army AL&T magazine, the award-winning publication of…
by Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 09, 2020)—Talent management—getting the right person in the right place at the right time—is the theme of the Spring 2020 issue of…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES INFORMATION RELATED TO DAU AND CORONAVIRUS 12-MONTH EXTENSION OF GRACE PERIOD FOR MEETING ACQUISITION POSITION CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Coronavirus continues to spread and...
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Shaun McAfee COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 414th Contracting Support Brigade, U.S. Army Contracting Command TITLE: Supervisory contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 4 DAWIA…
Soldiers with the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion prepare their equipment to deploy in support of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Army North’s request for defense support of civil authorities in…
Remo Dela Cruz TITLE: Contracting officer COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 413th Contracting Support Brigade, Army Contracting Command ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 9…
The Army DACM Office’s supervisor competency assessment results help justify targeted training. by Jacqueline M. Hames Knowing the capabilities of your workforce is key in managing employee talent—it allows…
WELCOME TO PEO EIS – Smith, center, and Brendan Burke, center right, deputy PEO, hosted a full-day newcomers orientation on Sept. 15. Smith and her leadership team have taken steps…
“We have to remember that it’s people who do the work. Leaders have to deal with the human element,” said Holly Gregg, acquisition manager for JPEO A&A. What matters is…
Maj. Seth Fort COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Product Manager for Precision Attack Cannon Munitions, Program Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Executive Office Ammunition and Armaments TITLE: Assistant product manager…
A prescription for how the Army leaders can demonstrate emotional intelligence and communicate change better during a time of creative destruction, based on the author’s doctoral research and dissertation. …
Profile: Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office One in a series, ASA(ALT) at Work, which looks into ASA(ALT) organizations, what they do and where they do it. In…
Carl Jones II COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Management Office for Multimission Protected Vehicle Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Integrated logistics…
Seventh in a series of articles on how the Combat Capabilities Development Command is supporting the Army’s “six plus two” modernization priorities. by Maj. Gen. John A. George …
Maj. Kyle Hurst TITLE: Assistant product manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Product Manager for Unified Network Capabilities and Integration; Project Manager for Tactical Network; Program Executive Office for Command, Control and…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES UPDATE ON THE AAW RECRUITMENT AND SUSTAINMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE The transition to the Army Acquisition Workforce Recruitment and Sustainment Center of Excellence...
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Keelan B. Jennings SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS TITLE: Lead general engineer COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, assigned to the Missile Defense Agency YEARS OF…
As the new decade begins, we look back at predictions about what Army acquisition would look like in 2020. By Steve Stark We as a species are uniquely able...
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Maj. Eugene Choi COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command TITLE: Team leader/contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 5 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in contracting EDUCATION:…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Feb. 24, 2020)—The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center congratulates the Soldiers listed below for their selection into the 51C military occupational specialty (MOS)—contracting noncommissioned officer…
Congratulations to the 14 selectees of the FY20 Product Director Centralized Selection Board (CSB), which convened October 29 – November 1, 2019 in Ft. Knox, KY. This DACM…
Gwendolyn “Gwendi” Miller COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District TITLE: District chief of contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 17 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting…
Facing extraordinary new technology demands, the Army’s premier software maintenance organization is retraining its workforce on the skills it needs, in house. by Jacob Kriss As any engineer…
Carl S. Polcyn TITLE: Logistics management specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Lead for Ground Mobility Vehicle, Joint Project Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and…
