Download or read book Improving the Professionalism of the Defense Acquisition Work Force written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Policy and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act on the Professionalization and Training of the Marine Co written by Roy R. Schleiden and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Law 101-510, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) became effective upon its passage for Fiscal Year 1992. The intent of the legislation is to increase the training and professionalism of the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce. The DAWIA outlines specific requirements and qualifications for various specialties within the General Series (GS) workforce and states requirements for the qualifications of military personnel who are filling acquisition billets. This thesis will focus on the functions performed by Marines classified by Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 3044, Contract and Acquisition Specialists. The work performed by 3044 Marines will be compared with the job descriptions-of the GS- 1 105 (Purchasing Series) and GS (Contracting Series) positions. An evaluation will determine if there should be any changes to the 3044 classification, and what other training and entrance requirements could/should be implemented in compliance with the DAWIA initiative; thus ensuring an increase in competency, proficiency and professionalism of the 3044 MOS Marines ... DAWIA, Public Law 101-510, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act.
Download or read book The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Five Years Later written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Public Law 101-510, Title 10 U.S.C. was enacted to improve the effectiveness of the personnel who manage and implement defense acquisition programs. As part of the fiscal year 1991 Defense Authorization Act, it called for establishing an Acquisition Corps and professionalizing the acquisition workforce through education, training, and work experience. While the Act applied to both civilian and military personnel, it emphasized the need to offer civilians greater opportunities for professional development and advancement. This study examines the state of defense acquisition workforce management five years after the law was enacted. The authors will not provide a comprehensive review of DAWIA implementation throughout the entire Department of Defense (DoD), but will instead focus on selected areas. They look across military departments and defense agencies to compare and contrast their policies and procedures regarding how they manage their acquisition workforce. The primary focus is on issues pertaining to civilians, since they make up the majority of the defense acquisition workforce and are a special emphasis area in DAWIA. The authors found that much progress has been made over the past five years, and that the DoD Components have achieved significant gains in improving the quality of their acquisition workforce. But more remains to be done. Their analysis shows that two main areas need improvement: diversity of policies and practices, and disparity between civilian and military opportunities. This paper provides data to support these two findings and offers some strategies to overcome them.
Download or read book Defense Management Implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quality and Professionalism of the Acquisition Workforce written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acquisition Management written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Acquisition Workforce written by John K. Needham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pres. has announced his intention to improve the acquisition process, particularly given the half a trillion dollars the fed. gov¿t. spent in FY 2009 on acquiring goods and services. The DoD spent $384 billion in FY 2009 on goods and services -- double what it spent in 2001. A high-quality workforce with the right competencies and skill sets will be critical to improving DoD acquisitions. This report determined the efficacy of DoD¿s certification training for its acquisition workforce. It assessed: (1) DoD¿s capability to provide certification training; (2) the extent that such training reaches members of the workforce; and (3) the extent that previous training recommendations have been implemented. Charts and tables. A print on demand publication.
Download or read book Future Acquisition and Technology Workforce written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-1980s, the Department of Defense (DoD) has focused on increasing the professionalism of the acquisition workforce. These efforts have included, among other activities, the passage of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), the establishment of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), expanded training opportunities through the DAU consortium schools, and the issuance of a Continuous Learning Policy. The 1 April 1998 Secretary of Defense report to Congress, Actions to Accelerate the Movement to the New Workforce Vision, identified and described an urgent need to transition the workforce to meet the needs of a future acquisition environment. The Future Acquisition and Technology Workforce Working Group, and its product (this report), are the culmination of a series of studies conducted by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the components to support the initiatives described in the April 1998 report to Congress.
Download or read book A Metric Evaluation Approach for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act written by Kathy E. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1997-12-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) was enacted in 1990 to improve the quality and professionalism of the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. To assess the effectiveness of DAWIA, actual outcomes of the law must be compared to its original objectives. A particular difficulty in evaluating public policies is that they usually cannot be measured in terms of output, such as dollars, hours, or physical units. The primary objective of this study was to find and introduce a performance measurement approach suitable for identifying effective metrics. A second objective was to establish a link between metrics and outcomes. Using the performance measurement approach as a tool, an analysis attempted to link acquisition workforce metrics with specific outcomes. To explore this issue, a literature review of relevant organizational and management texts on public policy analysis, performance measurement and program evaluation was conducted. Four suitable frameworks for performance measurement were found and evaluated. The preferred approach for evaluating DAWIA was determined to be a combination of two performance measurement approaches. The new approach is called Metric Assessment and Measurement Approach. It includes valuable features of the two approaches, and a newly developed metric template for evaluating metrics.
Download or read book DAWIA and the Price of Professionalism written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article examines the intent and outcomes of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) in light of research literature on the sociology of the professions. It indicates that professionalization is leading to an acquisition workforce that is expert and specialized, yet insular and careerist. Professionalism thus comes at a price, and a major question for those dealing with acquisition workforce reform issues is how to keep this price as low as possible.
Download or read book The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act written by Arthur Santo-Donato and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Empowering the Defense Acquisition Workforce to Improve Mission Outcomes Using Data Science written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effective use of data science - the science and technology of extracting value from data - improves, enhances, and strengthens acquisition decision-making and outcomes. Using data science to support decision making is not new to the defense acquisition community; its use by the acquisition workforce has enabled acquisition and thus defense successes for decades. Still, more consistent and expanded application of data science will continue improving acquisition outcomes, and doing so requires coordinated efforts across the defense acquisition system and its related communities and stakeholders. Central to that effort is the development, growth, and sustainment of data science capabilities across the acquisition workforce. At the request of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Empowering the Defense Acquisition Workforce to Improve Mission Outcomes Using Data Science assesses how data science can improve acquisition processes and develops a framework for training and educating the defense acquisition workforce to better exploit the application of data science. This report identifies opportunities where data science can improve acquisition processes, the relevant data science skills and capabilities necessary for the acquisition workforce, and relevant models of data science training and education.
Download or read book Acquisition Management written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO determined whether the Department of Defense (DOD) has effectively implemented the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act. GAO found that: (1) DOD has established an acquisition workforce management structure and issued implementing policies and regulations as required by the act; (2) DOD has identified and designated 127,000 acquisition workforce positions, but the process of determining specific qualifications of each member of the workforce is time-consuming and delays in the process may lengthen the time individuals take to meet qualification requirements; (3) uncertainties and concerns exist within DOD regarding the intent and implementation of the act's requirement to select the best qualified individual for an acquisition position and ensure that no preference is given to military personnel; (4) administrative and legal concerns have resulted in actions that do not achieve the act's objectives; (5) additional uncertainties exist concerning the act's requirement to substantially increase the proportion of civilians in critical acquisition positions; and (6) DOD is experiencing difficulties in developing the required management information system.
Download or read book Defense Management Implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weapon systems acquisition process has been the subject of discussion and criticism for many years. The public and Congress have seriously questioned the Department of Defense's (DOD) ability to effectively manage its acquisition programs. On November 5, 1990, the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (10U.S.C. 1701) was enacted to professionalize DOD's acquisition work force. The act establishes experience, training, education, and other qualification requirements for these employees. These requirements and other provisions are to take effect over a 3-year period, with some in effect beginning October 1, 1991. The act permits DOD officials to waive specific qualification requirements pertaining to program managers and other acquisition personnel. It also requires that, through 1998, we annually review and report on DOD's compliance with the act's waiver provisions. This is our first report required by the act. In addition, as requested by the House Armed Services Committee, we identify difficulties facing DOD as it implements the act.
Download or read book A Study on Improving Defense Acquisition Through the Application of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act DAWIA Concept to Defense Industry Workforce written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) believes that acquisition workforce is the most important asset to assure longlasting reform of the defense acquisition system, and to optimize the expenditure of ever-decreasing acquisition resources. The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) is the basis of defense acquisition workforce policy. As a part of the FY 1991 National Defense Authorization Act, the DAWIA requires the DoD to establish and manage career development through establishment of education and training standards, requirements, and courses for the DoD civilian and military acquisition workforce. Defense acquisition leadership in general recognizes that cross-organizational collaboration and disciplined communication are pivotal to successful program acquisition. However, they have not yet completely grasped the control and management of defense industry establishments and activities. The DoD and defense industry are yet to recognize how much they know and don't know each other. This thesis evaluates the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) principle, investigates the adaptation of DAWIA concept to defense industry establishment, and provides recommendations to the defense acquisition community.
Download or read book Career Opportunities in the Defense Acquisition Workforce written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Management written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense Management: Implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
