Two New Defense Acquisition Credentials Deploy
Your DAU colleagues are pleased to announce the deployment of two new multi-disciplinary contracting and acquisition intelligence-focused defense acquisition credentials entitled CCON 010 Special Topics in Contract Pricing Credential and CACQ 010 Foundational Acquisition Intelligence Credential.
Students enrolling in the new CCON 010 Special Topics in Contract Pricing Credential will learn about special topics in contract pricing, specifically the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and the Overhead Should Cost Review process. In the three-part CAS content, students will receive instruction in the various aspects of Public Law 100-679, including the Cost Accounting Standards, rules and regulations of the CAS Board, Disclosure Statements, cost accounting practice changes and cost impact statements. Through the CAS techniques for application and the fundamental requirements of standards, students will solve problems and gain a working familiarity with DoD guidance relating to the implementation of CAS requirements and administration of contract cost adjustments. In the Overhead Should Cost course, learners will become familiar with the skills required to conduct reviews that aim to promote both short and long-range improvements in a contractor’s economy and efficiency to reduce the cost of performing Government contracts. The target audience includes any Acquisition Workforce Member who deals with overhead issues, as well as those seeking a deeper understanding of Should Cost Analysis including GS-9 or above 1102 job-series civilians and military equivalents who work with contracts that are subject to CAS.
The new CACQ 010 Foundational Acquisition Intelligence Credential provides a joint, department-level foundational understanding of the knowledge and skills required to perform the role of the acquisition intelligence analyst. This credential focuses on the timely and effective communication between the intelligence, requirements, and acquisition communities throughout the acquisition lifecycle. In successfully completing this credential, candidates will demonstrate a basic understanding of the integration of threat and intelligence supportability analysis as well as the criticality of timely and effective communication between the intelligence, requirements, and acquisition communities throughout the acquisition lifecycle as prescribed in DoD Intelligence Support to the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (ISTAFF) Guidebook. While open to all defense acquisition workforce members, the target audience is Intelligence Analysts, Requirements Officers, Program Managers, and Technical Subject Matter Experts (e.g., program analysts, test engineers).
The deployment of these two new credentials brings to 40 the total number of defense acquisition credentials now available from DAU, which now include:
Students enrolling in the new CCON 010 Special Topics in Contract Pricing Credential will learn about special topics in contract pricing, specifically the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and the Overhead Should Cost Review process. In the three-part CAS content, students will receive instruction in the various aspects of Public Law 100-679, including the Cost Accounting Standards, rules and regulations of the CAS Board, Disclosure Statements, cost accounting practice changes and cost impact statements. Through the CAS techniques for application and the fundamental requirements of standards, students will solve problems and gain a working familiarity with DoD guidance relating to the implementation of CAS requirements and administration of contract cost adjustments. In the Overhead Should Cost course, learners will become familiar with the skills required to conduct reviews that aim to promote both short and long-range improvements in a contractor’s economy and efficiency to reduce the cost of performing Government contracts. The target audience includes any Acquisition Workforce Member who deals with overhead issues, as well as those seeking a deeper understanding of Should Cost Analysis including GS-9 or above 1102 job-series civilians and military equivalents who work with contracts that are subject to CAS.
The new CACQ 010 Foundational Acquisition Intelligence Credential provides a joint, department-level foundational understanding of the knowledge and skills required to perform the role of the acquisition intelligence analyst. This credential focuses on the timely and effective communication between the intelligence, requirements, and acquisition communities throughout the acquisition lifecycle. In successfully completing this credential, candidates will demonstrate a basic understanding of the integration of threat and intelligence supportability analysis as well as the criticality of timely and effective communication between the intelligence, requirements, and acquisition communities throughout the acquisition lifecycle as prescribed in DoD Intelligence Support to the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (ISTAFF) Guidebook. While open to all defense acquisition workforce members, the target audience is Intelligence Analysts, Requirements Officers, Program Managers, and Technical Subject Matter Experts (e.g., program analysts, test engineers).
The deployment of these two new credentials brings to 40 the total number of defense acquisition credentials now available from DAU, which now include:
- Acquisition Management (9)
- CACQ 001 Services Acquisition for non-Acquisition Professional Team Members
- CACQ 002 Services Acquisition for Acquisition Professional Team Members
- CACQ 004 Introduction to Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Credential
- CACQ 005 Foundational Earned Value Management Credential
- CACQ 006 Acquisition Law & Policy
- CACQ 007 Category Management Credential
- CACQ 008 Foundational Intellectual Property (IP) Credential
- CACQ 010 Foundational Acquisition Intelligence Credential - New!
- CACQ 013 Functional Services Manager Credential
- Acquisition Leadership Development (1)
- CALD 001 Resilience Credential
- Contracting (11)
- CCON 002 Business Foundations Credential
- CCON 007 Defective Pricing Credential
- CCON 010 Special Topics in Contract Pricing Credential - New!
- CCON 011 Construction Contracting Credential
- CCON 012 Architect-Engineering Contracting Credential
- CCON 014A Foundational Contingency Contracting
- CCON 015 Advanced Contingency Contracting
- CCON 016 Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization Credential
- CCON 018 Excel Skills for Business Credential
- CCON 020 Contracting for Systems Acquisition Credential.
- CCON 021 Contracting for Research & Development Credential
- Cybersecurity (2)
- CCYB 001 Program Protection Credential
- CCYB 002 Cybersecurity for Program Managers Credential
- Engineering (3)
- CENG 001 Digital Engineering for DoD Consumers
- CENG 002 Data Analytics for DoD Acquisition Managers Credential
- CENG 004 Agile DoD Team Member
- Industrial Contract Property Management (1)
- CIND 001 Industrial Contract Property Management Credential
- Life Cycle Logistics (12)
- CLCL 001 Product Support Management Fundamentals Credential
- CLCL 002 Integrated Product Support Credential
- CLCL 003 Supply Chain Integration Credential
- CLCL 004 Maintenance Planning & Management Credential
- CLCL 005 Supportability & Design Interface Credential
- CLCL 006 Designing Supportable Systems Credential
- CLCL 007 Product Support Analysis Credential
- CLCL 009 Information Technology Life Cycle Support Credential
- CLCL 010 Technical Data Management Credential
- CLCL 011 Product Support Affordability & Cost Fundamentals Credential
- CLCL 012 Product Support O&S Cost Management Credential
- CLCL 014 Parts & Material Life Cycle Management Credential
- Small Business (1)
- CSBP 001 Small Business Professional Credential
For additional information, encourage you to visit our Defense Acquisition Credentials Program homepage, as well as the DAU iCatalog Credentials listing and the comprehensive DAWIA Certification & Development Guides for each defense acquisition workforce functional area.