Program Manager back issues from November 2000:
Evolutionary Acquisition: Seven Ways to Know If You Are Placing Your Program at Unnecessary Risk.
Nov 01, 2000; ... Evolutionary acquisition is designed to get new military capability from the laboratory to the warfighter as quickly as possible. The new draft DoD 5000 series provides that new technology can enter the acquisition process at any one of several points, not just one, and it requires ...
Air Force Chief Information Officer Outlines IT Initiatives.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Delaney, Lawrence J. SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- Dr. Lawrence J. Delaney, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and the Air Force's Chief Information Officer, has embarked on a hew strategy that has the Air Force on a fast track to modernize its ...
Research in a Mission Agency.(Office of Naval Research)
Nov 01, 2000; ... ONR -- Deep Institutional Commitment to Basic Research Alphonso the Wise is famously reported to have said, after completing a study of Ptolemy's epicyclic system of astronomy, that he could have offered the Lord some useful suggestions had he been present at the creation ....
Gansler Issues Escalation Policy for Single Process Initiative.(Jacques Gansler)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-3010 AUG 30 2000 MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) ASSISTANT ...
New Identification Card "SMART" Technology.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The Department of Defense today introduced its identification card of the future. Starting this month, the Department of Defense began issuing a new multi-purpose card for DoD personnel. Dubbed a "common access card," it will be more than just an identification card. The card will ...
P31 BAT Preplanned Product Improvement.
Nov 01, 2000; ... A Simulation-based Acquisition That Meets the Army's 2020 Vision Meeting the Army's 2020 Vision of "doing more with less" in today's changing environment places a challenge on the project/product manager (PM), who is developing a major acquisition system. How can a PM provide ...
First Joint Strike Fighter Lands at Edwards.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- One version of the Joint Strike Fighter program made its first flight early Sept. 18. Boeing's X-32A demonstrator landed here after making a 20-minute, 30-mile hop from the company's facility in nearby Palmdale. The quick ...
Bridging the Distance.(defense program management)
Nov 01, 2000; ... Using the Balanced Scorecard to Move from Leadership Strategy to Employee Action and Organizational Results "The tremendous benefits of implementing the Balanced Scorecard far exceed the amount of effort required to create it for your organization. It provides a robust change ...
BALANCED SCORECARD LEXICON.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Customer -- The recipients, user, and beneficiaries of a product or service. Customers can be internal and external. Goal -- A specific desired level of performance at a particular point in time. A goal includes the measure, the level of performance, and a time component. ...
DAU Publishes Fast-Track Initiatives.(Defense Acquisition University)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is restructuring and building a strategic plan to rethink DoD's business processes, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and prepare the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Workforce for new ways of doing business. To communicate their ...
Statement by the President.(U.S. defense policy)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Concerning Contracting Opportunities with Disadvantaged Businesses I am pleased today to sign an Executive Order strengthening our efforts to increase contracting opportunities between the federal government and disadvantaged businesses -- in particular Small Disadvantaged ...
Gansler Calls for Packard Award Nominations -- Due by Feb. 1, 2001.(defense industry)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-3010 MEMORANDUM FOR: SEE DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: "Recognition and Awards for Acquisition Personnel' -- David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award Nominations ...
DoD Moving Toward Long-Term Goal of IM-Compliant Inventory.(defense contracts, United States)
Nov 01, 2000; ... Acquisition Treatment of IM Now Defined Into Three Distinct Categories The acquisition treatment of insensitive munitions (IM) was the subject of a Jan. 26, 1999, memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. It clearly stated the ...
JASSM Subjected to Insensitive Munitions/Hazard Classification (IM/HC) Tests.(weapons systems)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... One of the First Air Force/Navy Programs to Aspire to Both Full IM Certification and New Unit Risk 1.2 Hazard Classification The Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) system is an air-launched, conventional standoff weapon that can destroy heavily defended high-value, ...
Chiefs Tell Senate DoD Needs Money for Modernization.(defense policy, United States)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON Sept. 29,22000 -- "We cannot mortgage future readiness," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Henry Shelton told the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 27. "We are collectively robbing Peter to pay Paul, or robbing modernization, which is long-term ...
DoD Financial Management: More Reliable Information for Decision Makers.(U.S. Department of Defense)
Nov 01, 2000; ... As a result of [financial management systems] inefficiencies, DoD decision makers are not able to make program evaluations, make economic choices on outsourcing, control the costs of weapon system working capital funds, or measure performance. A Word From the Author ...
Defense Systems Management College Course Graduates, Faculty, and Staff!(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Take advantage of the great benefits of being a Defense Systems Management College Alumni Association member! As a graduate of any DSMC course, you are eligible to join a select group of acquisition workforce professionals and receive DSMCAA benefits. Your benefits as a DSMCAA member, to ...
DAU NAMES NEW PRESIDENT.(Defense Acquisition University)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Retired Air Force Brig Gen. Frank J. Anderson Jr. was selected President of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), Fort Belvoir, Va., effective Oct. 31. Congress established the Defense Acquisition University in 1992 to consolidate and integrate education and training for more than ...
DoD Presents Dual Use Technology Awards.(defense programs)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... MCLEAN, Nov. 9, 2000 DoD rewarded innovative thinking at a Nov. 8 award ceremony here recognizing science and technology projects that-benefit both the military and civilian industry. The Army's National Automotive Center Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), took top ...
DAU Fort Belvoir Campus Stages Wargaming Simulation for Acquisition Workforce.(Defense Acquisition University)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... AcqSim -- Capstone of DSMC's New PMT-302N N Course, Now Under Development Warfighters from all branches of service constantly prepare themselves and their equipment for real-world situations by evaluation and training They go into the field, given a hypothetical situation, and ...
DoD Honors First Graduates of the Defense Leadership and Management Program.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The inaugural graduating class of the Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP) was honored yesterday in a ceremony hosted by Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Bernard Rostker in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon. Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon and ...
STandard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP).(weapon systems research)
Nov 01, 2000; ... Why DoD Should Have an Iso 10303 (STEP) Migration Plan The DoD needs to implement a plan for assuring that the engineering data associated with procurement, distribution, and repair of its weapons systems will support interoperability and data reuse. The STandard for the ...
Reduction of Total Ownership Cost (R-TOC).(U.S. defense policy)
Nov 01, 2000; ... Recent History and Future Prospects With the Cold War having run its course, significant new funding for DoD is not seen in the near future. But since the United States still maintains a worldwide role, weapons systems containing the latest new technologies are needed by our ...
New Systems Acquisition Process Announced.(U.S. defense contracts)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Jacques Gansler announced today a major change in the way DoD will develop and procure future weapon and information systems. The new policies, over a year in the making, are geared to modernize the way the Pentagon ...
PEO C3S Knowledge Center Now Online.(U.S. Army)
Nov 01, 2000; ... New Web Site Combines Technological Wizardry with Meaningful Content The challenges inherent in managing an organization of nearly 1,600 government and contractor personnel are significant. Just as the challenges in commanding an Army unit revolve around the timely availability ...
DSMC Commandant Retires, Relinquishes Command.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... DSMC Poised to Welcome New Commandant The Defense Systems Management College said farewell to its 15th Commandant Oct. 2, with the retirement of Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank J. Anderson Jr. Anderson, who came to the college July 30, 1999, relinquished his command by ...
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... NOV. 1. 2000 Today's Federal Register contains a proposed change to the Federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) that supports the Administration's policy of giving electronic records and documents the same weight as their paper-based counterparts. The proposed change to the ...
INCREAS IN THE TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS ACT (TINA) THRESHOLD.(defense contracts)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The Federal Acquisition Regulation has been changed to increase the threshold for obtaining cost or pricing data from prospective contractors, The threshold, commonly referred to as the Truth in Negotiations Act or "TINA" threshold, was increased from $500,000 to $550,000 effective Oct ....
Army Offers Free Online Tech Courses.(United States)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (Army News Service, Nov. 8, 2000) -- Active-duty and reserve soldiers and Department of Army civilians can continue to take free online information technology courses thanks to a recently renewed contract between the Army and SmartForce, a commercial computer-based ...
Third Annual Test and Training Symposium Convenes in Orlando.
Nov 01, 2000; ... Test and Training Increasingly Being Combined and Brought Closer Together "The number one reason and purpose of government is for the national defense'; yet, I find it interesting that in our current budget, defense spending has become what we call 'discretionary' spending, ...
FROM OUR READERS.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 01, 2000; ... I read with interest the September-October 2000 issue of Program Manager. Enjoyed a number of fine articles; however, would like to comment on one entitled Leveraging Diversity, by David Breslin. If I was a statistician -- and I am -- I would take serious issue with the ...
Continuous Improvement and Innovation -- Everyone's Responsibility.(defense policy, U.S.)
Nov 01, 2000; ... Acquisition Community Gathers for 10th PEO/SYSCOM Commanders' Conference Over 400 members of the acquisition community gathered Oct. 11-13 at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) campus, Fort Belvoir, Va., for the 10th Program Executive Officers'/Systems Command ...
Gansler Calls for Increased Use of Performance-Based Payments.(defense contracts)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-3010 MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS COMPONENT ACQUISITION EXECUTIVES DIRECTORS, DEFENSE AGENCIES SUBJECT: Use of Performance-Based Payments (PBP) ...
DOD TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2000.(U.S. Department of Defense)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... An important new feature at the fall PEO/SYSCOM Commanders' Conference was the Technology Expo, a set of 32 exhibits from the following leading DoD labs and research organizations: * Various offices of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Defense Threat ...
Making and Managing the Magic.(U.S. Air Force)
Nov 01, 2000; ... "Imagineering" Presents Unique Challenge for Former Air Force Physics Professor Tom McCann As a featured speaker at the National Defense Association's Testing and Training Conference in Orlando last summer, Dr. Tom McCann gave the audience a fascinating glimpse into the ...
Cisco Systems Chairman of the Board Receives David Packard Leadership Award.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Air Force Secretary F. Whitten Peters Joins Business Executives for National Security in Honoring John P. Morgridge Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters, joined by John T. Chambers and L. John Doerr members of the Business Executives for National Security, presented John ...