Air Armament Center public affairs news release: Defense Acquisition University comes to Eglin; $3 million savings.EGLIN AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Fla. (Nov. 14, 2003)--Defense Acquisition University, a corporate university providing certified courses, tailored training, and performance support to some 135,000 acquisition, technology and logistics workforce members began offering classes this week through a new satellite campus here. "It's anticipated that more people will get trained due to the convenience of the classes, and that amounts to enabling the workforce by sharpening the minds that forge the sword," said Maj. Gen. Robert W. Chedister, Air Armament Center commander during a recent signing of a Memorandum of Agreement A memorandum of agreement (MOA) or cooperative agreement is a document written between parties to cooperatively work together on an agreed upon project or meet an agreed upon objective. The purpose of an MOA is to have a written understanding of the agreement between parties. and ribbon-cutting ceremony held to kick-off the endeavor. "We estimate an annual savings of $3 million due to reduced travel and per diem per diem adj. or n. Latin for "per day," it is short for payment of daily expenses and/or fees of an employee or an agent. costs," he said. Most classes are a week in duration. The university courses create an environment where students learn before, during, and after the training intervention, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Jack Dwyer, university site manager here and one of a few instructors. "For example, we'll teach acquisition folks to be flexible in adapting to the program management situations they face daily and be innovative in continually developing and implementing initiatives to streamline and improve the defense acquisition process." In addition to Dwyer, other instructors will be brought in temporarily to teach classes. "During the 2004 fiscal year, 19 courses are scheduled at Eglin to get 700 people trained," said Gary Byrum, regional director of operations for Defense Acquisition University South, located in Huntsville, Ala. Space permitting the Eglin satellite could open up to other interested services such as the Navy Ocean Systems Center in Panama City, he said. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Defense Acquisition University works closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource to quickly address new policy and tailor the training to meet the changes. "That's our competitive advantage," said Byrum. In line with learning, in October Eglin's center commander created the Air Armament Academy, in-house training with a "University Style." Now, some Defense Acquisition University tailored training will fall under the academy umbrella, said Ken Pickler Pic´kler n. 1. One who makes pickles. , academy project team member. According to Frank J. Anderson Frank J. Anderson (born 1938?), is currently Sheriff of Marion County, Indiana, and is the first African-American to serve in that post. Frank Anderson grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. , President, DAU DAU - /dow/ [German Fidonet] D"ummster Anzunehmender User. A German acronym for stupidest imaginable user. From the engineering-slang GAU for Gr"osster Anzunehmender Unfall (worst foreseeable accident), especially of a LNG tank farm plant or something with similarly disastrous , "the two organizations will work closely together to make the Air Armament Center a learning organization, where learning is so ingrained in the fabric of the organization that you cannot 'not' learn." Capt. Karen Roganov, USAF |
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