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Article: New contingency contracting simulation module available.(Spotlight on DAU Learning Resources)
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- Defense AT & L
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Say you're a newcomer to the military and the Department of Defense, placed in a contingency position. You know you will be deploying soon to support an exercise, simulating a warzone so you can get a better handle on how best to accomplish the contingency contracting mission. You have also been told by your training representative you are scheduled for the mandatory Defense Acquisition University Contingency Contracting course in six months.
Then, bang! You get the call to move out. In two weeks, you find yourself on the ground in a remote corner of the world. What's more, you have to purchase most supplies from the local economy. What language do they speak ...