American forces press service (March 23, 2005): DAU signs MOU with BAE Systems.On April 18, the Defense Acquisition University and BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. signed a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. to share training opportunities, materials, and acquisition knowledge and experience. Signing at 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 , Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir is a United States military installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,176 at the 2000 census. , Va., for the partners were Dr. James S. McMichael, DAU vice president, and Frederick C. Payne, director, program management and engineering, BAE Systems. The purpose of this MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. is to establish a framework for DAU and BAE Systems to pursue mutually beneficial training and curriculum sharing opportunities, primarily in engineering and program management functions, including international program management. The opportunities identified for partnering include, but are not limited to, the following: sharing training resources; collaboration in re-engineering courses; and serving as instructors, panel members, and guest speakers in each other's courses and as reviewers of each other's training materials. In addition, BAE Systems will provide feedback to DAU on course pilots and other training development activities. |
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