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Zero Trust - Virtual DoD Symposium - April 4-5 2023

Join the conversation with Defense, industry and academic experts to emphasize the need and value of Zero Trust to national security and plan the way ahead.The Department of Defense (DoD) recently published several documents to provide guidance to secure and defend DoD information, systems, and infrastructure using Zero Trust principles. Acknowledging that protecting and securing the DoD information enterprise is not solvable by technology alone; it requires a change in mindset and culture.…

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DAU Acquisition Update - 2023

DAU South Region will host the annual Acquisition Update in the virtual environment on March 22-23, 2023. The theme for this year is “Acquisition Relevance – Defend, Deter, Build”. The theme encapsulates the acquisition community’s responsibility regarding equipping the joint force, the timely fielding and sustainment of its warfighting capability and the enablement of the technological advantages that safeguard U.S. national security. The DAU President is scheduled…

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LinkedIn Learning & Skillsoft Percipio Learning Assets

Scott and Jim have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Jonathan Barkand, DAU's Learning Systems Project Manager, responsible for the addition of over 50,000 LinkedIn and Skillsoft Percipio learning assets to the DAU asset inventory - this is available to all our DoD Acquisition Workforce.DoD personnel across the Department of Defense (not just the DoD Acquisition Workforce) will be able to register for both LinkedIn Learning and Skillsoft Percipio. Skillsoft Percipio provides traditional…

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CONnect Live - Weekly Contracting Professional Collaboration Webinar

Scott and Jim talk about a relatively new platform called CONnect Live and what a great resource this can be for the 1102s out there. Contracting can be confusing, right? Wouldn't it be nice to have a place you could drop in, ask questions, and get answers from Contracting Subject Matter Experts from across the DoD? Well now you can. DAU introduces CONnect Live.CONnect Live is where contracting professionals learn from each other, ask questions, share best practices, discover valuable…

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The Contingency Contracting Officer (CCO) Experience Office Hours

Virtual office hours are held every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Central Time for one hour. The Contingency Contracting Officer (CCO) Experience office hours connect people, ideas, resources, and information. In this session Scott and Jim talk with Bill Long, the leader of The CCO Experience Office Hours. Bill talks about why he believes this will benefit those who are in a deployable CCO position, are heading out, or just arrived back (pass on their experiences to others). Bill works will the…

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Back - to - Basics: Auditing

As you continue throughout your Auditing career, your understanding of product support and contracted services between customer and contractor will progress as you gain experience and adapt to real world demands, because what we audit paves the way for procurement and sustainment to our Warfighters. The goal of the "Back-to-Basics" initiative is to give you what you need – when you need it – to better enable your success.

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Back-to-Basics: T&E

The Department of Defense is modernizing its implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act to better align its acquisition workforce resources. The updated certification framework will significantly empower the workforce with options to be more flexible, agile, and mobile. One element of the updated framework was to consolidate 14 career fields into a subset of Functional Areas, of which Test & Evaluation, or T&E, is one.

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Back-to-Basics: Business-Financial Management

The modernized framework focuses on the core knowledge and experience needed to provide financial management expertise throughout the DoD budget and financial management processes and introduces responsive and timely learning assets in the form of "credentials". Specifically designed to address the elements identified as critical for a well-rounded Financial Management professional, credentials will provide job-specific training available at the time of need. The redesigned…

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Back-to-Basics: Business-Cost Estimating

The modernized framework focuses on the core knowledge and experience needed to provide acquisition cost estimating capability and introduces responsive and timely learning assets in the form of "credentials". Specifically designed to address the elements identified as critical for a well-rounded Cost Estimator professional, credentials will provide job-specific training available at the time of need. The redesigned certification framework and tailorable training opportunities will…

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Laying Down the Law DMSMS Management Policy and…

Laying Down the Law DMSMS Management Policy and Guidance 3.16.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description: Overview of relevant policy and guidance addressing DMSMS activities. Speaker: Robin Brown, DMSMS and Parts Management Program Manager, OSD
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DBS Forum Army PEO EIS Army IgnitED Lesson for…

DBS Forum Army PEO EIS Army IgnitED Lesson for Success 3.2.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description: Army PEO EIS will provide a presentation their innovative approach to integrating Agile and other lessons learned.The ArmyIgnitED turnaround story is a…
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PS Delta Course Lesson 1 Intro and Overview of…

PS Delta Course Lesson 1 Intro and Overview of the Major Changes 3.20.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description: Join in for an overview of the big product support differences between the old DoDI 5000.02 and the new version, Operations of Adaptive Acquisition…

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Zero Trust Transforming Cybersecurity Zero…

Zero Trust Transforming Cybersecurity Zero Trust Implementation Plans-20230316-final

From Christi Babington

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Zero Trust (ZT) is the foundation of a DoD security transformation to counter major cybersecurity threats. Using the three core DoD documents (DoD Zero Trust Strategy,…
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Zero Trust - Virtual DoD Symposium - April 4-5…

Zero Trust - Virtual DoD Symposium - April 4-5 2023

From Christen Goulding

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Join the conversation with Defense, industry and academic experts to emphasize the need and value of Zero Trust to national security and plan the way ahead.The…
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The DAU Cyber Training Range Family of Workshops…

The DAU Cyber Training Range Family of Workshops and Courses 2.21.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description: The DAU Cyber Training Range Family of Workshops and Courses Come join DAU Cyber Enterprise Team members in a round table discussion and demonstration of…

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DAU / Avian Small Business Podcast

DAU / Avian Small Business Podcast

From Kenneth Carkhuff

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Listen to a discussion of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program, a real SDVOSB success story, and issues that need to be addressed if a…
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All Things Small Business: SBP 202V (2020V)…

All Things Small Business: SBP 202V (2020V) Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part B, Course

From Kenneth Carkhuff

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Scott and Jim talk with Dr. Gigi McRae, Learning Asset Manager, for SBP 2020, Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part B, Course. If you had a chance to listen to…
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Spring Small Business Series Innovating Using…

Spring Small Business Series Innovating Using SBIR OTs-20230308

From Christi Babington

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Dovetailing off DAU's successful Summer and Fall small business series, the Spring series continues to answer questions that anyone working with small businesses…

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SBP 202V (2020V) Intermediate Small Business…

SBP 202V (2020V) Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part B, Course

From James Valley

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Scott and Jim talk with Dr. Gigi McRae, Learning Asset Manager, for SBP 2020, Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part B, Course. If you had a chance to listen to…
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SBP 201 (2010) Intermediate Small Business…

SBP 201 (2010) Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part A, Course

From James Valley

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Scott and Jim talk with Dr. Gigi McRae, Learning Asset Manager, for SBP 201 (soon to be SBP 2010), Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part A, Course. If you had a…
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SBP 102V - Introduction to Small Business…

SBP 102V - Introduction to Small Business Programs, Part B, Course

From James Valley

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Scott and Jim talk with Ken Carkhuff, Learning Director at DAU, for SBP 102, Introduction to Small Business Programs, Part B, Course. If you had a chance to listen to…

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Lets Be Modular and Open Webinar MOSA is a…

Lets Be Modular and Open Webinar MOSA is a Warfighter Imperative-20230309-final

From Christi Babington

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Implementation of Modular Open System Approach, or MOSA, is a warfighter imperative that supports competitive and affordable acquisition and sustainment over the system…
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Let’s Be Modular and Open Webinar – …

Let’s Be Modular and Open Webinar – Model Based Systems Engineering In Acquisition-20230209

From Russell Shaver

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Description: Systems Engineering has become Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in which models are used at all phases of development. To complete the digital…
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Let's Be Modular and Open (MOSA - Modular…

Let's Be Modular and Open (MOSA - Modular Open System Approach)

From Russell Shaver

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MOSA (Modular Open System Approach) is an integrated business and technical strategy employing a modular design to achieve competitive and affordable acquisition and…

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Let’s Get Digital Webinar: About…

Let’s Get Digital Webinar: About Resilience Engineering in (and of) Digital Engineering

From Heather Winstead

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System Resilience is the ability of an engineered system (or System of Systems) to provide required capability when facing adversity. For the purpose of resilience, an…
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Let’s Get Digital Webinar - Digital…

Let’s Get Digital Webinar - Digital Engineering The Next Chapter - 20230126 - 90123 - Meeting Recording

From Heather Winstead

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The Department of Defense (DoD) continues its commitment to Digital Engineering. Shortly after the release of the DoD Digital Engineering Strategy, each of the services…
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Let’s Get Digital Webinar - A Naval…

Let’s Get Digital Webinar - A Naval Digital Engineering Update - 20221117

From Christi Babington

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Description: Digital Engineering is an integrated digital approach that uses authoritative sources of systems' data and models as a continuum across disciplines to…

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Let's Talk Agile Webinar-Using Agile to…

Let's Talk Agile Webinar-Using Agile to Protect Our Nation's Critical Assets-20230301

From Christi Babington

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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) continues to drive digital transformation of personnel vetting and industrial security missions through the…
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Let’s Talk Agile Webinar_ Software Color…

Let’s Talk Agile Webinar_ Software Color of Money – Where Are We Now_-20230201- final

From Christi Babington

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The Single Appropriation Pilot for Software and Digital Technology, Budget Activity 8 (BA 8), builds upon DoD initiatives to align acquisition processes to national…
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Let’s Talk Agile Webinar - Using Artificial…

Let’s Talk Agile Webinar - Using Artificial Intelligence in DevSecOps – Taking the Pain Out of the Process

From Christi Babington

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Measuring performance in software development requires tracking metrics to understand how the parts of the development process work together. Agile metrics can help…

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Government Property Matters (Office Hours) 3.8.23

Government Property Matters (Office Hours) 3.8.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description:This web event is a platform for anyone who has an interest in Government contract property and a desire to communicate with subject matter experts.…
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Government Property Matters (Office Hours) 2.8.23

Government Property Matters (Office Hours) 2.8.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description: This web event is a platform for anyone who has an interest in Government contract property and a desire to communicate with subject matter experts.…
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Government Property Matters (Office Hours) 1.11.23

Government Property Matters (Office Hours) 1.11.23

From Emmett Simmons

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Description:Government Property Matters web events are held on the second Wednesday of each month to provide a forum for anyone who has an interest in contract…