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DAU Midwest Region partners with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Detroit.


Travis Stewart, dean, 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  Midwest Region in Kettering, Ohio Kettering is a city in Greene and Montgomery Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of nearby Dayton. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 57,502. The city incorporated in 1955 from the former Van Buren Township and is named for inventor Charles F. , and Army Colonel Susan K. Grubb, commander, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
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) Detroit, Mich., signed a Learning Organization Agreement on Aug. 9, 2006. Under the terms of the Learning Organization Agreement, the Midwest Region and DCMA Detroit will partner to provide professional education and training opportunities across the acquisition, logistics, and technical disciplines to DCMA Detroit offices.

DCMA Detroit works directly with defense suppliers to ensure that DoD, federal, and allied government supplies and services are delivered on time, at projected cost, and meet all performance requirements. DCMA directly contributes to the military readiness of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and its allies, and helps preserve the nation's freedom. DCMA-Detroit has several offices throughout the state of Michigan. Their mission is to provide customer-focused acquisition life cycle and combat support to ensure readiness worldwide, 24/7.

DAU Midwest Region, Kettering, Ohio, serves the 12 surrounding Midwest states and has Learning Organization Agreements within the academic community, as well as with a number of DoD acquisition organizations/federal agencies:

* Headquarters Air Mobility Command

* U.S. Transportation Command

* Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) St. Louis

* Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Boeing

* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Noun 1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security
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* U.S. Army Program Manager, Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branched maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. )

* Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA 1. (body) DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency.
2. (standard) DISA - Data Interchange Standards Association.
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* U.S. Army Logistics Systems Support Office, Communications Electronics Command

* United States Department Of Treasury, FedSource

* Department of Energy (DoE)

* Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center.

For further information on DAU Midwest Region's learning organization agreements, contact Stephanie France (937) 781-1063, e-mail Stephanie.France@dau.mil.
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Title Annotation:Spotlight on DAU Learning Resources
Publication:Defense AT & L
Date:Nov 1, 2006
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