WHAT’S NEW
News, deployment of new credentials, updated online training, available workshops, webinars, and other learning opportunities. What’s New at Our University
Congress Reauthorizes the SBIR and STTR Programs
Change 2 to DoW Instruction 5000.02 Change 2 to Department of War Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework is now effective as of April 8, 2026. WarU Assets • Tune into CONNECT Live! (every Thursday at 11:30 am EST) to discuss any topic you want. • Visit Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) | Acquisition.GOV for the RFO model deviation text. Also, the following sites contain noteworthy RFO information: ؘ FAR Companion ؘ Category Management Buying Guide ؘ Under Secretary of War Letter to Defense Industrial Base and Ac- quisition Stakeholders (seeking Revolutionary FAR Over - haul Phase 2 input) ؘ How the RFO Will Affect the Contracting (CON) Professional Certi- fication Program • Browse the DFARS Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Class Deviations here . ؘ Practitioner Albums ؘ RFO Learning Cycle • WarU has recently launched its Product Support Manager Framework Tool , which enables life cycle logistics, product support, sustainment, and engineering practitioners to better understand engineering-driven decisions that serve as critical product support enablers.
Congress has reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through Sept. 30, 2031, restoring stability to a core federal innova - tion pathway.
Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project
The latest RAND Report on the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project , commonly referred to as AcqDemo, is now available. AcqDemo is the personnel system designed to give DoW the flexibility it needs to attract and retain top
talent in its civilian acquisition workforce. Know Your Acquisition Leadership
The Office of Human Capital Initiatives (HCI) supports the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment in advancing a future-ready and innovative Warfighting Acqui - sition Workforce. Their all-encompassing website— Who We Are —lists who they are, in the following categories: • Department-level Acquisition Leadership • Service/Component Acquisition Executives • Functional Area Leaders (Including Life Cycle Logistics) • Director of the Office of Human Capital Initiatives (HCI) • Directors for Acquisition Career Management/Acquisi - tion Talent Management
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