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News, deployment of new credentials, updated online training, available workshops, webinars, and other learning opportunities. What’s New at Our University
Upcoming Webinars (April–May 2026) The Warfighting Acquisition University Communications and Public Affairs website hosts up-to-date Web and other events at https://www.waru.edu/events . Start Date Start Time Title Series CLPs 04/29/2026 12:00 PM EST Statutory Changes Impact - ing Product Support Sustainment 1.5 05/05/2026 1:00 PM EST What Do I Buy: Recipe for Sustainment 1.5
Delivering Warfighting Ready Product Support (Part 3) Data-Driven Oversight — Tools and Techniques for Acquisition Professionals
05/13/2026
1:00 PM EST
DCAA Services, Tools & Support
1.5
CBAR = Contract Business Analysis Repository COR = Contracting Officer Representative DCAA = Defense Contract Audit Agency EST = Eastern Standard Time OT = Other Transaction
Acquisition Functional Area Competency Models Bill Kobren
Department, Service, and Component Acquisition Leadership Bill Kobren
Did you know that each warfighting acquisition workforce functional area establishes and maintains a competency model? Each functional area competency model appro- priately defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities (sub - competencies), including proficiency standards, learning objectives, and other talent management applications, in accordance with the department’s five-tiered Competency Management Framework. Check out each of the warfighting acquisition workforce functional area competency models at the following: • Auditing • Business – Cost Estimating • Business – Financial Management • Contracting • Engineering & Technical Management • Life Cycle Logistics • Program Management • Test & Evaluation
For acquisition and sustainment professionals who need organizational information about department and Service/ DoW Component acquisition leadership, look no further than the Office of Human Capital Initiatives “Who We Are” website for quick access to key leadership information. Updated “One-Stop-Shop” DMSMS Tools Listing Bill Kobren No system or program is immune from DMSMS issues. For this reason, the Warfighting Acquisition University would like to encourage acquisition and sustainment workforce professionals from across a range of functional areas—in - cluding but not limited to life cycle logisticians, program managers, systems engineers, and sustaining engineers—to check out the newly updated and expanded ACQuipedia article, “Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS).” (Read more)
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