Program Manager back issues from September 2002:
The Joint CAD/PAD Program: transition to Joint Program building trust, achieving economies of scale. (Energetics & Program Management).
Sep 01, 2002; ... In a previous edition of this publication (May-June 1999), the authors described a unique management experiment--a Joint Program to manage the sustainment of Cartridge Actuated Devices (CADs) and Propellant Actuated Devices (PADs). The purpose of this article is to answer the question, ...
2002 Army Acquisition workshop.
Sep 01, 2002 ... August 6 - 7 2002 ARMY NAMES PROJECT/PRODUCT MANAGERS AND ACQUISITION COMMANDERS OF THE YEAR Claude M. Bolton Jr., the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA [AL&T]) and Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), hosted the 2002 Army ...
Program Analysis, Evaluation office implements new approach. (American Forces Press Service).
Sep 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON, July 19, 2002--The Defense Department's Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation will implement a new capabilities-based approach to the program and budget process. Stephen A. Cambone, the new Director of the office, said the mission of the organization is to advise ...
DAU conducts last APMC graduation: APMC--serving the university well, in its time. (Acquisition Education, Training, and Career Development).
Sep 01, 2002; ... On Aug. 16, 2002, the Defense Acquisition University graduated the last class of students from its 14-week premier course offering-the Advanced Program Management Course (APMC 02-2). The last ceremony was held in Howell Auditorium, Fort Belvoir, Va. Welcoming Remarks ...
Graduates final class: Program Management Office Course replaces APMC as Level III certification course in Program Management. (Advanced Program Management Course).
Sep 01, 2002 ... After almost eight years and 6,157 students, the Defense Acquisition University has conducted the final offering of the 14-week Advanced Program Management Course. APMC has now transitioned to the Program Management Office ...
Aldridge reports to secretary of defense on top 5 priorities for AT&L.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Priority 1 Continue Progress on the 5 Goals I Set for Myself in May 2001. Goal 1: Improve the credibility and effectiveness of the acquisition and logistics support process; Goal 2: Revitalize the quality and morale of the DoD AT&L workforce; Goal 3: Improve the health of the ...
Army announces Business Initiatives to support transformation. (U.S. Army Public Affairs News Release).
Sep 01, 2002 ... The Secretary of the Army has approved eight new Army business initiatives as part of a formal DoD process designed to identify and implement business reform actions that create greater efficiencies and cost saving. The approved initiatives, which were worked through the Army's ...
Sustainable development on federal facilities: ARMS model proves an alternative to base closure. (Development, Sustainment, Recapitalization).
Sep 01, 2002; ... The United States has long regarded its domestic military installations as more than just compounds in which to house, equip, and train its soldiers. For over two centuries they have served as model cities--foundries of excellence, where the best of American industry, manpower, and ...
Wynne announces: AT&L organizational changes.
Sep 01, 2002 ... In a Sept. 18 memorandum to OUSD(AT&L) Principal Staff Assistants and the Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Michael Wynne, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) announced the following senior leadership changes: * Deidre Lee, formerly the Director, Defense ...
Rumsfeld submits annual report to Congress. (Department of Defense News Release).
Sep 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 15,2002--New threats call for a new approach to defense and highlight the need to transform the nation's armed forces "now" Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the President and Congress in his annual report. The United States is in a new, dangerous ...
DAU exports PMT-352 to South Region: Huntsville first region to test exportability features of DAU's new level III certification course. (Acquisition Education, Training, and Career Development).(Defense Acquisition University, Huntsville, Alabama, Program Management Training)
Sep 01, 2002; ... For the first time since 1971, DAU's Advanced Program Management Course, now renamed the Program Management Office Course (PMOC), is no longer offered solely at Fort Belvoir, Va. On Aug. 19, 24 students at the DAU South Region in Huntsville, Ala., became the first DAU students to attend ...
Army Sgt. Sandra Morse: named DAU's Enlisted Person of the Year.
Sep 01, 2002 ... On Aug. 20, 2002, Army Col. Ronald Hayne, Director, Defense Acquisition University Operations Group, presented Army Sgt. Sandra Morse the Enlisted Person of the Year (EPOY) Award for 2001, during a ceremony held at DAU Headquarters, Fort Belvoir, Va. Morse was chosen from a field of top ...
Reflections on T&E, part II: development of test technologies international cooperative test and evaluation. (DOD Test and Evaluation).
Sep 01, 2002; ... This article is Part II of an article appearing in the July-August 2002 issue of Program Manager (pp. 56-62). That article, "Reflections on Test and Evaluation," presented the views of authors John E Gehrig, Gary Holloway and George Schroeter on three important aspects of Test and ...
Defence acquisition university and george mason university sign memorandum of understanding.
Sep 01, 2002 ... In an effort to extend DAU's educational strategic partnerships and leverage learning opportunities, DAU Commandant, Army Col. Ronald C. Flom, and Dee Ann Holisky, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, George Mason University (GMU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ...
Defense Acquisition University and International Society of Logistics sign memorandum of understanding: a good day for logisticians. (Sole 2002--The 37th Annual International Conference and Exhibition).
Sep 01, 2002; ... During a ceremony held at "SOLE 2002"--the International Society of Logistics 37th Annual International Conference and Exposition--the Society entered into a strategic partnership with the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU, signed ...
Defense acquisition university and the Catholic University of America form strategic partnership.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Continuing its goal of advancing educational opportunities for the DoD Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) workforce by leveraging other educational opportunities, on July 31 the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and Catholic University of America (CUA) School of Engineering ...
Defense Acquisition University and the Georgetown University form strategies partnership.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Continuing its goal of advancing educational opportunities for the DoD Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (DoD AT&L) workforce, the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and Georgetown University (GU) established a strategic partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at ...
Department of Defense releases Selected Acquisition Reports. (Department of Defense News Release).
Sep 01, 2002 ... The Department of Defense has released details on major defense acquisition program cost and schedule changes since the December 2001 reporting period. This information is based on the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) submitted to the Congress for the June 30, 2002 reporting period. ...
Achieving Defense transformation: through total life cycle systems management. (Sustainment Capabilities).
Sep 01, 2002; ... The 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) charts the course for the Department of Defense to transform to a capability-based force to deter and defeat threats from our nation's adversaries well into the [21.sup.st] Century That transformation necessarily includes dramatic improvements in ...
In memoriam.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Retired Navy Petty Officer John Jenkins The Defense Acquisition University has received word of the death of Retired Navy Petty officer John Theodore Jenkins on Sept. 16, 2002, in Alexandria, Va. A Vietnam veteran and career noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, Jenkins was ...
Cambone: budget plan will shape the force of the future. (American Forces Press Service).
Sep 01, 2002 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2002--The fiscal year 2004-2009 DoD budget proposal will shape the force of the future, Program Analysis and Evaluation Director Stephen A. Cambone said here today. After 18 months of preparation, the Services and Defense Agencies began submitting their ...
DAU hosts Third Annual Business Managers' Conference: issues affecting the DoD business and financial management (BFM) workforce. (Financial Management).
Sep 01, 2002; ... The Third Annual Business Managers' Conference (BMC) was held at Fort Belvoir, Va., on June 12-13. The Conference brought together more than 300 senior DoD acquisition and comptroller executives as well as Program Executive Officer/Program Manager/Systems Command (PEO/PM/SYSCOM) Business ...
Precision Strike Association honors DAU for outstanding support.
Sep 01, 2002 ... The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is a longtime supporter of The Precision Strike Association (PSA) and the Precision Strike community The DAU staff routinely provides top-notch support during the Precision Strike Annual Programs Review--support that has helped make the PSA Programs ...
Termination papers for Crusader signed.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr., has signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Army to take prudent and deliberate actions to bring about an orderly termination of the Crusader program. The memo was signed July 26. In the ...
DoD selects Foreign Comparative Testing Programs. (Department of Defense New Release).
Sep 01, 2002 ... The Department of Defense has selected 27 new start projects and 13 continuing projects to receive fiscal year 2003 funding under the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program. Authorized by Congress since 1980, the FCT Program is administered by the Director, Strategic and ...
DoD USD(AT&L) "all hands": Under Secretary Aldridge asks, "what's on your mind?".
Sep 01, 2002 ... Editor's Note: In the first DoD AT&L "All Hands" held in many years, Under: Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge Jr., invited all members of the DoD AT&L workforce to the Pentagon on July 1 for a "State of: the Union"-type presentation ...
Promoting transformation with ideas from the acquisition workforce: DoD looking for initiatives from the people who best know the acquisition process. (DoD Business Initiative Council).
Sep 01, 2002; ... Many in the acquisition community misunderstand the in tended meaning of transformation, a word repeated endlessly throughout the Department of Defense over recent months. Some believe it is merely the "flavor-of-the week" synonymous with acquisition and logistics excellence. Others have ...
DAU hosts 9/11 first responder: challenges and logistics of responding to Pentagon terrorist attack. (Logistics Preparedness).
Sep 01, 2002; ... The Advanced Program Management Course (APMC), DAU's 14-week premier course offering for Level III certification in the Program Management career field, has now been replaced by the new six-week Program Management Office Course (PMT-352). However, two highly successful legacy programs from ...
DAU hosts fourth DoD Chancellor's conference: learning, leading, leveraging. (Education and Professional Development).
Sep 01, 2002; ... The fourth Department of Defense (DoD) Conference on Civilian Education and Professional Development was held Aug. 6-7, 2002, co-hosted by the Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) at Fort Belvoir, Va. ...
Assessing the transition-to-production risk: a new methodology. (Risk Management).
Sep 01, 2002; ... In recent acquisition streamlining efforts, one process that remains virtually untouched is the method of assessing the risk of transitioning from development into production. Traditionally a formal Production Readiness Review (PRR) is conducted in support of program production decision ...
Quantity Discounts/Economic Order Quantity: new Quantity Discount Analysis buyers save on total cost and receive more goods. (Total Ownership Cost).
Sep 01, 2002; ... We don't always buy the lowest total cost quantity when we buy a quantity-discounted item. We often spend more than we should. This article will show how to buy the lowest total cost quantity, save the buyer money and, in some cases, receive more goods. Contractors offer ...
New online tool gives SPS users help when they need it.
Sep 01, 2002; ... The latest version of the Standard Procurement System (SPS) offers a handy, online reference tool called the "[PD.sup.2] Advisor," which gives users instant help for whatever task users are performing with the software. "With v4.2, Increment 1, we want users to get the answers ...
DAU's systems engineering department revamping Sys-301 course: systems engineering competencies at core of recent changes. (Systems Acquisition Process).
Sep 01, 2002; ... Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary engineering management process that evolves and verifies an integrated, life cycle balanced set of system solutions that satisfies customer needs. It clearly is at the heart of the systems acquisition process, and the DoD relies heavily on ...
Update to OTA guide. (Publications Update).
Sep 01, 2002 ... The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for Prototype Projects Guide has been updated. The ...
New draft Guidebooks posted for comment. (Publications Update).
Sep 01, 2002 ... A draft Manager's Guide to Technology Transfer, dated August 2002, and a draft Packaging Guidebook, Integrated DoD Guide to Performance-Based Packaging Practices, dated Aug. 22, 2002, have been posted at: ...
New version of PM CoP portal now online!
Sep 01, 2002 ... http://www.pmcop.dau.mil/pmcop/ The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (Acquisition Reform Office), and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) have updated their recently developed Program Management Community of Practice (PM CoP) Web ...
From our readers.
Sep 01, 2002 ... I certainly enjoy PM as it keeps me up to date in the field of acquisition, and there certainly are a number of substantive things going on--particularly e-learning--but it also indicates how many times in this field a new initiative is really "reinventing the wheel." It would be of great ...
Aldridge publishes policy on Continuous Learning.
Sep 01, 2002 ... THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301-3010 MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: Continuous Learning Policy for the Department of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Workforce (DoD AT&LWF) ...
Contract performance information system: delivery and accessibility of earned value information. (Contracting and Earned Value).
Sep 01, 2002; ... I have often thought there was a need to have a computer-based contract performance information system easily accessible to anyone within a project office or program executive office. Frequently, contract performance information is kept within a special, select group of management and the ...
USDA Graduate School honors DAU as: runner-up for W. Edwards Deming Award.
Sep 01, 2002 ... On Sept. 12, during a ceremony held at the U.S. U Department of Agriculture (USDA) Graduate School Annual Faculty Reception, the USDA Graduate School presented the W Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award to the Air Force Audit Agency USDA also honored the Defense Acquisition University ...
U.S. Army activates Army Contracting Agency.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Army Secretary Thomas E. White officially activated the Army Contracting Agency (ACA) today in a ceremony at the Pentagon. The Agency, which has been provisional since May, centralizes much of the Army's installation contracting activities under a single headquarters, and is a ...