International Test and Evaluation Association partners with Defense Acquisition University.On July 7, Dr. Jim McMichael, vice president of the 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 and Gary L. Bridgewater, president of the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA ITEA International Technology Education Association ITEA Information Technology for European Advancement ITEA International Test and Evaluation Association ITEA International Tuba-Euphonium Association (Baltimore, MD) ) 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. (MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. ) to share a mutual commitment to excellence in the training and education of the test and evaluation (T & E) professional community. Among other initiatives, the agreement includes sharing of training resources and collaboration on T & E training opportunities. Dr. John D. Claxton, DAU program director for T & E curriculum will be working closely with the ITEA staff headed by Alan Plishker, the ITEA executive director, in the implementation of the MOU provisions. The signing of the MOU follows closely upon the Defense Acquisition University's joining many other commercial and defense industry organizations in their commitment as corporate members of ITEA. ITEA is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1980 to further the exchange of technical information in the field of test and evaluation. Its international members include professionals from industry, government, and academia, who are involved in the development and application of policy and techniques used to assess the effectiveness, reliability, and safety of new and existing systems and products. The association provides an ongoing program of workshops, symposia sym·po·si·a n. A plural of symposium. , short courses, awards, and scholarships. Many of ITEA's events contribute to the continuous learning required of the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. Dr. John D. Claxton Claxton is the program director for T & E curriculum, learning programs and technology, DAU Capital and Northeast Region, at 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. |
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