Defense Acquisition University Midwest Region : DAU Midwest Region partners with Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management

Defense AT&L, Nov-Dec, 2007 by Bernadette M. Crumb

Carl Hayden, acting dean, Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Midwest Region in Kettering, Ohio, and Dr. Ronald H. Reynolds, commandant, Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM), signed a learning organization agreement (LOA) on Aug. 2, 2007, at the DAU

Midwest campus in Kettering, Ohio. Under the terms of the LOA, the Defense Acquisition University and DISAM agree to work collaboratively in order to provide educational opportunities for the currently enrolled and potential students of each institution.

The LOA validates the spirit of cooperation and collaboration between DISAM and DAU Midwest, and it provides improved learning support and knowledge management to the overall acquisition, technology, and logistics community. DISAM and DAU Midwest will share best business practices, exchange information on relevant management processes and tools, and participate jointly in training and curriculum development in the two organizations.

DISAM was established in September 1976 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and provides professional education, research, and consultation services to security assistance managers throughout the United States and overseas. The institute is chartered as the singularly dedicated Department of Defense educational activity to advance an understanding of the complex laws, policies, and procedures associated with security assistance.

For further information, contact Bernadette M. Crumb, DAUMW, at bernadette.crumb@dau.mil or call 937-781-1047.