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November 13, 2014 By AMK

Understanding acquisition needs key to training workforce, experts say

Better understanding of an agency’s specific acquisition needs leads to better training for the acquisition workforce of the future, according to two acquisition experts.

Melissa Starinsky, chancellor of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs’ Acquisition Academy, and Andrew Hunter, director of the Defense Department’s Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, spoke to Federal News Radio for the special report, The Missing Pieces of Procurement Reform.

Starinsky said the Acquisition Academy has come a long way since its inception in 2008.

“One of the successes I would say we’re most proud of, that could be replicated or adopted across other agencies, is our Warrior to Workforce program, which is really a way for us to bring our wounded veterans into the field of acquisition, for a career in acquisition.”

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/538/3726666/Understanding-acquisition-needs-key-to-training-workforce-experts-say

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition training, acquisition workforce, DoD, VA

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