The tempo is quickening as we are in the midst of thorough considering for the subsequent DAU Acquisition Group Symposium, which can take put, 12 April 2011 at Scott Hall on the DAU Fortin Belvoir Campus. The good information is that these initiatives will form the foundation for the two the plenary and breakout periods at the Symposium. The breakout sessions are previously planned close to the subsequent initiatives: IT Acquisition Improvements processes, packages, organizations Affordability and Regulate of Value Progress Incentivize Productivity & Innovation in Trade Advertise Authentic Competition Strengthen Tradecraft in Solutions Acquisition Minimize Non-Effective Processes and Bureaucracy Influence of Product Help on Decreasing Expenses and the Edward Hirsch Study Paper Competing firms Presentations. Please circle that date for your attendance at the Symposium we prepare to VTC the Symposium to our regional campuses and other selected online websites. We have some marvelous speakers and panel leaders lined up and acknowledged the Honorable Ashton Carter, USD(AT&L) the Honorable Frank Kendall, Principal Deputy to USD(AT&L) the Honorable Christine Fox, Director, OSD CAPE Mr. Stan Soloway of the Specialist Providers Council (PSC), and previous Congressman Christopher Shays, Co-chair of the Commission on Wartime Contracting (COWC). The theme of this occasion is: Cloud Computing: What it implies to you and to DoD acquisition. Mike Dorohovich of the DAU Expertise Conduite Team is arranging this discussion board and we will have far more info on this internet site soon. The Forum is open up to all DAU workers, faculty and college students defense trade specialists (Alumni Affiliation Corporate Sponsors have best concern) Company of the SecDef team and authorities acquisition personnel. Hope you can obtain time to show up at. He and his spouse Peggy reside in Alexandria, VA.