DAU INDUSTRY DAY: "BETTER BUYING POWER" INITIATIVES

On 21 April 2011, 8 - 10 am, Mrs. Katrina McFarland, President, Defense Acquisition University (DAU), will host a forum to discuss implementation of Better Buying Power: Guidance for Obtaining Greater Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spending, outlined in the Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Undersecretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics, 14 September 2010 memorandum to acquisition professionals. For the past six months, Mrs. McFarland served as co-leader of the team developing implementation guidance. During the plenary session, she will present an overview and take questions. Companies are invited to send a representative to participate in this dialogue. Following the plenary session, each company will have the opportunity to sign up for an individual, non-attribution, 20-minute session with a DAU faculty member. During that session, the faculty member will listen to your company feedback. DAU plans to incorporate feedback into the curriculum changes being made in support of the Better Buying Power Initiatives. The event will be held at DAU, Howell Auditorium (Building 226), 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir VA. The website with registration information for the event is http://www.dau.mil/documents/conference/Index.asp . Note: Space is limited, so only one representative per company should register. Companies can bring an additional representative to the individual session. You can download a copy of the memorandum from the DAU website at www.dau.mil. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Bill Parker at [email protected] or Al Boykin at [email protected].