Back-to-Basics: Business-Cost Estimating
Back-to-Basics: T&E
Contracting Credentials

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Contracting Credentials

In this video, senior contracting leaders discuss the shift from a three-level DAWIA certification model to the new initial certification and lifelong learning through credentialing. The new credentialing construct provides a wealth of possibilities beyond he initial certification. The credentials are adaptable and deliberately tied to an individual's career development plan, where the employee and supervisor ensure the employee is provided the training they need, when they need it.

Contracting Credentials
Life Cycle Logistics Back-to-Basics Highlights from Ms Lisa P. Smith, DASD(PS)
Back-to-Basics: T&E

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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: Life Cycle Logistics
Life Cycle Logistics Back-to-Basics Highlights from Ms Lisa P. Smith, DASD(PS)

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Life Cycle Logistics Back-to-Basics Highlights from Ms Lisa P. Smith, DASD(PS)

Ms. Lisa P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Product Support (DASD(PS)) and Functional Area Leader for the DoD Life Cycle Logistics workforce, shares insights into the Back-to-Basics (BtB) workforce professional development initiative and the Defense Acquisition Credential Program, along with implications and expectations for the Life Cycle Logistics functional area workforce.

Life Cycle Logistics Back-to-Basics Highlights from Ms Lisa P. Smith, DASD(PS)
Back-to-Basics: Contracting
Back-to-Basics: Life Cycle Logistics

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Back-to-Basics: Life Cycle Logistics

On September 2, 2020, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment launched "Back-to-Basics" to bring the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 into the 21st century. After several decades of increased workforce mandates, getting "Back-to-Basics" means a refocus of our resources on the Defense Acquisition Workforce who develop, acquire, and sustain operational capability. Defense Life Cycle Logistics play an integral role in the product…

Back-to-Basics: Life Cycle Logistics
Back-to-Basics: Program Management
Back-to-Basics: Contracting

03:59

Back-to-Basics: Contracting

On September 2, 2020, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment launched “Back-to-Basics” to bring the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 into the 21st century. Getting “Back-to-Basics” means a refocus of our resources on the Defense Acquisition Workforce who develop, acquire, and sustain operational capability. Defense contracting plays an integral role in the procurement of goods and services for the warfighter. Furthermore, WHAT…

Back-to-Basics: Contracting
Back-to-Basics: Engineering and Technical Management
Back-to-Basics: Program Management

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Back-to-Basics: Program Management

On September 2, 2020, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment launched "Back-to-Basics" initiative to bring the implementation of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 into the 21st century. After several decades of increased workforce mandates, getting "Back to Basics" means a refocus of our resources on the Defense Acquisition Workforce who develop, acquire, and sustain operational capability. Acquisition professionals in the Program…

Back-to-Basics: Program Management
Back-to-Basics: Business-Financial Management
Back-to-Basics: Engineering and Technical Management

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Back-to-Basics: Engineering and Technical Management

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. The Engineering and Technical Management Functional Area merged three career fields: Engineering; Science & Technology Management; and Production, Quality & Manufacturing; in addition to some…

Back-to-Basics: Engineering and Technical Management
Back-to-Basics: Business-Cost Estimating
Back-to-Basics: Business-Financial Management

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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…

Back-to-Basics: Business-Financial Management
Contracting Credentials
Back-to-Basics: Business-Cost Estimating

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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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