Subject: Acquisition Workforce Ethics Training.FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AND SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVES MEMORANDUM FOR ACQUISITION WORKFORCE OCT OCT ornithine carbamoyltransferase; oxytocin challenge test. OCT ornithine carbamoyl transferase, a liver specific enzyme. OCT Oxytocin stress test, see there 22 2004 SUBJECT: Acquisition Workforce Ethics Training Our acquisition system depends on a fundamental and critical principle--that those who manage it are acting honestly and in the public interest. That is why "Acquisition Excellence with Integrity" was adopted as the number one goal for the acquisition workforce. While we are convinced that our acquisition workforce members consistently apply that principle, recent events have called the issue into question. Therefore, we are sending each of you this message to re-emphasize that nothing less than the highest standard of integrity is expected of every member of the acquisition workforce, and those who support them. We should all re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. our personal approach to integrity in all that we do each and every day. To assist us in our understanding of this important subject, the Defense Acquisition University produced an on-line course module for the workforce. We want you to take this module as part of your 40 hours of annual continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). . It can be accessed by logging in A colloquial term for the process of making the initial record of the names of individuals who have been brought to the police station upon their arrest. The process of logging in is also called booking. at http://clc.dau.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. and selecting "Ethics Training for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 2004" self-paced module. We are all busy doing a great many important things to support the warfighter and to assist in transforming the business of Defense. We, the acquisition executives, are proud of all you do, and want you to continue to execute your responsibilities consistent with the highest ethical standards. That is acquisition excellence with integrity. Claude Claude , Albert 1899-1983. Belgian-born American biologist who was among the first to use the electron microscope for biological research. He shared a 1974 Nobel Prize for developing methods of separating and analyzing cell components. M. Bolton, Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) Michael W. Wynne Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) John J. Young, Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). (Research, Development, and Acquisition) Marvin R. Sambur Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) |
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