Defense Acquisition University strategic partnerships

Defense AT&L, July-August, 2008

Through the years, the Defense Acquisition University has established strategic partnerships with universities and colleges, defensector corporations, professional associations, other government agencies, and international organizations. Such partnerships with academic institutions allow DoD AT&L workforce members to transfer DAU course work toward college and university degrees and certificates. Partnerships with industry, professional societies, government agencies, and international organizations focus on sharing training materials, tools, modules, and training opportunities. A complete database of DAU Strategic Partnerships can be found at < www.dau.mil/about-dau/partnerships.aspx>. In March 2008 another partnership was added to the database:

DAU and Aeronautical Systems Center validated their mutual long-term commitment to provide improved learning support and knowledge management to the overall acquistion, technology, and logistics community within ASC with the signing of a memorandum of agreement on March 25, 2008. ASC Commander Lt. Gen. John L. "Jack" Hudson, USAF, and DAU Midwest Acting Dean Carl D. Hayden signed the Learning Organization Agreement at the ASC Headquarters, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Ohio. DAU Midwest has an established Learning Organization Agreement with the ASC Contract Pricing division, Which was signed in December 2007. The existence of this agreement and the positive effects it had on the Contract Pricing division led to the ASC Acquisition Excellence Directorate pursuing an agreement for all of ASC. ASC and DAU will work together to jointly develop training and curriculum. Such as an introductory class on Acquisition Program Baselines; increase access to each organization's knowledge management systems such as the AT&L Knowledge Sharing System site and ASC Acquisition Excellence Site; share best practices; exchange information on relevant management policies, tools, processes, and databases; participate in joint research projects; and provide subject matter expert guest lecturers when available.