Standard Procurement System plays central role in Department's e-business goals.During a three-day workshop in November, senior leaders from Air Force acquisition, the Standard Procurement System (SPS (Standby Power System) A UPS system that switches to battery backup upon detection of power failure. See UPS. SPS - Symbolic Programming System. Assembly language for IBM 1620. ), and other defense agencies met with more than 200 contracting professionals from around the world who had gathered to participate in the Air Force's 2003 Contracting E-Business Training Workshop in Orlando, Fla. The Workshop focused on the big picture of e-business in the Department of Defense (DoD) and in the Air Force; the second day drilled down to the role of SPS in e-business. Additionally, the Workshop offered a host of functional and technical break-out sessions as well as vendor and other related exhibits. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Big Picture Charlie Williams Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, delivered the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. . He spoke about change acceptance and the role of Air Force procurement in supporting Warfighters in the field through strategic sourcing. Later, Tom Bayless, Director of the Air Force Contracting Information Systems (AFCIS AFCIS Air Force Capabilities Investment Strategy ) Program Office, spoke about the role of the Air Force and the Acquisition Domain in DoD's Enterprise Architecture (EA). Bayless was followed by Luncheon Speaker Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. . Gen. Bradley Butler, Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. ) for the Air Force, who works with CIOs from the Army, Navy, and other defense agencies to effect EA at the DoD level. Strategic Sourcing, Enterprise Architecture, and SPS Day Two of the Workshop tied it all together. "As the only standard business system in DoD, SPS is critical to the Department's ability to enable an effective EA which will, in turn, enable strategic sourcing across DoD," said Army Col. Jake Haynes, SPS Program Manager. 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 President Talks Training On the third day of the Workshop, Defense Acquisition University President Frank Anderson Frank Anderson may refer to:
For more information, go to <https://afcis.ssg.gunter.af.mil> and follow the workshops link. RELATED ARTICLE: Strategic Sourcing Benefits * Leverage and Cost Reductio * Risk Reduction * Improved Performance and Cycle Times * Price Stability |
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