DAU Great Power Competition Resources
In addition to easily accessible information the eight defense acquisition functional areas and nine cross-functional knowledge areas, did you know that your DAU colleagues have also established on-line repositories of resources and references related to five key strategic initiatives and four special interest areas. The former include:
- Acquisition Innovation and Competitive Advantage Pathfinders
- Doing Business with Department of Defense
- Great Power Competition
- Innovate To Win
- Zero Trust
The latter four are:
Encourage workforce members to peruse these topic areas, and in particular, take a look at the Great Power Competition site. Visitors will note the site is replete with a range of information including:
- Resources
- Events & Webcasts
- Training & Development
- Related Websites
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Contact Us
Drilling down further into the Great Power Competition Resources page, you’ll see a range of easily accessible references, resources, and “top picks” grouped into seven key areas:
- Awareness & Urgency
- Acquisition Process
- Cyber Security
- Industrial Base Challenges
- Innovation and Speed
- International Acquisition
- Supply Chain Risk Management
As you peruse the page, you’ll also note that our DAU Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) colleagues sponsor monthly “Competing to Win” virtual web event series offerings. Underway for two years, the scope of the topic areas are wide, varied, and relevant. They include:
- Conversations with DoD Award-Winning Acquisition Teams
- Improving Collaboration in Contract Surveillance: Balancing Oversight with Agility
- What the Warfighter Wants from Defense Acquisition
- Follow the Money!
- Put me in coach. I’m ready to play!
- Arming the Eagle to Outpace the Dragon: Outdoing China in Innovation and Acquisition
- Should We Be Freaking Out About a Potential War with China?
- How to Win with Congress
- What to do when the SECDEF calls and mobilizes your program?
- Scaling Innovation for Defense
- Partnering with Industry - Industry’s View
- Insight from Award Winning Acquisition Teams
- Seeing the Future of Defense Contracting
- Rising to the Challenge of the National Defense Strategy
- Reimagining Defense Planning and Budgeting
- Forging a Stronger Supply Chain
- International Acquisition – Ukraine and Beyond
- Bridging the Technology Valley of Death
- Managing for the Long Game
- Driving Innovation in Acquisition
- Adapting Defense Acquisition for Great Power Competition
As DoD life cycle logistics, product support, and sustainment professionals seeking to expand your knowledge and improve your professional expertise, encourage you to avail yourself of these no-tuition cost, high-impact, short-duration learning assets.