WHAT’S NEW AT DAU
4th Estate DACM Announces Leadership and Talent Management Portfolio The 4th Estate Director, Acquisition Career Management, announces new rollout of the Leadership and Talent Man- agement Portfolio. In 202 5 , the Office of the 4th Estate DACM added 10 additional classes for its Defense Acqui- sition Workforce on the most recent topics from differing defense acquisition strategies. Within the interactive pages, students will find specific details regarding each program, such as course topics, description, objectives, target audi- ence, and course length. (Read more). Contact 4thEstateDACM@DAU.edu . The 2017 National Security Strategy advanced the idea that America had entered a period of Great Power Competition with Russia and China. Now, seven years later, after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, China’s ongoing military buildup, and the return of President Trump to the White House, how will Great Power Competition evolve? DAU’s “Compete to Win” Web sessions will help students relate the work they do in defense acquisition to the Great Power Competition shaping our national security environment. (Read more) The Future of Great Power Competition (Compete to Win Web Series)
New Force Structure Costing Training Course Bill Kobren DAU’s Business-Cost Estimating colleagues have deployed a new BCE 0100 Force Structure Costing training course. This new online training course outlines the definition, purpose, and utility of DoD Force Structure Costing techniques used in the Business-Cost Estimating functional area. Learn more about BCE 0100 at this website. DAU’s Defense Systems Management College colleagues have deployed a new Acquisition Leader Development (ALD) training course entitled ALD 0180 Trust. Trust is the foundation of strong professional relationships and effective teamwork, especially in government settings. In this online training course, students will explore the key principles of trust and master strategies to foster trust in your workplace. (Read more) New Trust-Focused Acquisition Leader Development Training Course Bill Kobren New DoDI 5000.80 Middle Tier of Acquisition Rapid Deployment Training Bill Kobren DAU’s Acquisition and Program Management faculty col- leagues have deployed the newest Rapid Deployment Train- ing resource entitled RPMT 010 DoDI 5000.80 Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition. (Read more) New LOG 3600 Product Support Delta Course Bill Kobren DAU Logistics faculty colleagues have launched a monthly webinar series entitled “Product Support Delta Course.” The concept was so popular and the topics so important that DAU has repurposed videos from the webinar series into a nine-lesson online training course focused on evolution of key policy and processes over the last few years. Hear how experts apply those changes. (Read more)
Preparing Early- or Mid-Career for a Future PSM Position? Shawn Harrison
DoD product support managers are the senior functional Life Cycle Logistics leaders in DoD’s program management offices. They have statutory responsibilities to manage the package of support functions required to field and maintain the readiness and operational capability of weapon systems, subsystems, and components. Is this a position you aspire to hold? Learn more at this website.
New Intellectual Property for Product Support Toolkit Published Shawn Harrison
The Office of the Secretary of Defense Intellectual Property Cadre has published its Life Cycle Product Support Planning: Intellectual Property (IP) for Product Support (PS) Toolkit. The toolkit, created in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Product Sup- port and multidisciplinary subject matter experts from the DoD Components, is designed to serve as both a training resource as well as a practitioner’s desk reference. (Read more)
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