Growing the Acquisition Workforce

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Growing the Acquisition Workforce
2009 Business Managers Conference
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Mr. Frank J. Anderson, Jr. President, Defense
Acquisition University Director, Human Capital
Initiatives May 19, 2009
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Source Projected 2010 workforce size DAU
analysis using Bureau of Labor Statistics
workforce participation data (Dec.2007) US
Census Bureau population data (2004) (best
available data from agency web sites as of July
2008) ATL DataMart FY08 ATL Workforce
Count/ATL workforce data
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The Acquisition Environment
Dollars in Billions
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Acquisition Outcomes
Problematic
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A Renaissance for Government Work? President
Barack Obamas call to civil service has
resonated widely, but the new administration
faces the same recruiting, retention and
development challenges that bedeviled its
predecessors.
Source Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington
correspondent for Workforce Management, a
twice-monthly business magazine
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press
Secretary_______________________________________

For Immediate Release               March 4,
2009 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive
Departments and Agencies Subject Government
Contracting The Federal Government has an
overriding obligation to American taxpayers. It
should perform its functions efficiently and
effectively while ensuring that its actions
result in the best value for the taxpayers... I
further direct the Director of OMB, in
collaboration with the aforementioned officials
and councils, and with input from the public, to
develop and issue by September 30, 2009,
Government-wide guidance to     (3) assist
agencies in assessing the capacity and ability of
the Federal acquisition workforce to develop,
manage, and oversee acquisitions appropriately
BARACK OBAMA
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This is a new era of hands-on government and
more active government, and Obama is bringing a
lot more people into it. John Hamre, president
and CEO of the Center for Strategic and
International Studies
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A View From the Hill
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We legislated a defense acquisition workforce
development fund to ensure that DoD has enough
skilled people to effectively manage its
contracts. Sen. Carl Levin
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This budget will support these goals by
increasing the size of defense acquisition
workforce, converting 11,000 contractors to full-
time government employees, and hiring 9,000 more
government acquisition professionals by 2015,
beginning with 4,100 in -- in F.Y.
'10. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
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Leadership Vector on Defense Acquisition Workforce
April 6, 2009
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Talent Management an integral element of
SECDEFs acquisition transformation
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As of 30 Sep 08

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Organic
125,879 (End of FY2008)
Contracted Services
52,171 (Most recent Component data)
Not to Scale
Not to Scale
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Rebalancing the Workforce
Up 15
Down 20
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Multi-Sector/Total Force Management
Total Organic Count 127,783
Contractor Support 52,000

(FY08 budget baseline)
TO BE 147,670
TO BE 42,000
179,783
TO BE 189,670
RESET
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Defined Strategy to Rebalance the Acquisition
Workforce

• Organic workforce up 15
• Restored to above 1998 baseline of 146,071
• Contractor support down 20
• Maintains and strengthens core capability of
  organic workforce
• Improves oversight of all acquisition activities

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I do not believe there is a silver bullet, and I
do not think the system can be reformed in a
short period of time. I do believe we can make
headway. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
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• FY10 Strategy
• 4,100 new hires
• 2,500 contractor support conversions
• FYDP Strategy
• 20,000 new hires
• 11,000 contractors support conversions

Talent Management an integral element of
SECDEFs acquisition transformation
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Senior DoD officials have recognized the
deficiencies in the defense acquisition
workforce, but they have been unable to obtain
significant funds that are needed to remedy the
problem. ... Our bill will address this issue by
establishing an acquisition workforce
development fund to enable the Department of
Defense to increase the size and quality of its
acquisition workforce. Sen. Carl Levin
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156.9M Recruit Hire
Components (100)

• Interns
• Journeyman
• Highly Qualified Experts
• Rehired annuitants
• Career Acquisition Personnel and Position
  Management Information System
• Workforce Planning Consulting Services

As of 2 Apr 2009
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FY08 Acquisition Workforce Initiatives
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70.5M Train Develop
DAU (54)
Components (46)

• 7,000 - 10,000 classroom seats
• 20,000 - 25,000 web seats
• 340 new class offerings
• 21 new classrooms
• Expanded contingency training
• Expanded requirements training

• Expanded leadership training
• Army Contracting Lab
• Navy Acquisition Bootcamps
• AF Acquisition Fundamentals Course
• Other Service specific acquisition training
• Career Acquisition Management Portal

As of 2 Apr 2009
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26.3M Recognize Retain
Components (100)

• Student Loan Repayment Program
• NCO Bachelor Degree Program
• Retention Bonuses
• Advanced degree programs
• Rotational assignments/PCS funding

As of 2 Apr 2009
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• Average age 47
• 6,840 civilians 245 military
• 1,234 (18) retirement eligible now 1,504 (22)
  eligible in 5 years
• Average years of service 19

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Defense Acquisition Workforce Ecosystem
OSD / Service Secretaries
Army
Navy
Air Force
4th Estate
Organizational Leaders
Functional Leader
Functional Counterpart
Functional Counterpart
7,085 Members
Data DACM
HCI Functional Representative
Content Leader
BCEFM Workforce
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• 63 have bachelors degree
• 22 have graduate degree
• 43 meet or exceed position certification
  requirements

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Years of Service by Generation (ATL Civilians)
1
(Before 1946)
(1965 1976)
(1946 1964)
(1977 1989)
(1990 Present)
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Defense Acquisition Workforce

As of 30 Sep 08
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Certification Level Requirements vs Achieved
(ATL Workforce BCEFM)
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Growth in BCEFM Graduates 2000-2009
Projected Total 7,588 Web1,187 Classroom
1,315
YTD 5,086
Source DAU Data Warehouse 4 May 06
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Training Courses Reaching the Workforce
77 of students now touched by e-learning
154,252
25 increase in graduates
Over 850,000 grads since FY99
As of 30 Sep 08
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BCEFM Continuous Learning Modules
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Current BCEFM Training

Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
2 years experience
4 years experience
1 years experience
BCF 102 Fundamentals Of Earned Value Management
BCF 106 Fundamentals Of Cost Analysis
Plus the Following
4 weeks, online
40 hrs, online
BCF 103 Fundamentals Of Business Financial
Management
ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition
BCF 205 Contractor Business Strategies
ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition
Management
BCF 301 Budget Cost Estimating and Financial
Management Workshop
8 weeks, online
35 hours, online 1 week classroom
4 days classroom
BCF 106 Fundamentals Of Cost Analysis
25 hrs, online
One of the Following Job Specific BCF 211, BCF
203 or BCF 204
9 days classroom
40 hrs, online
BCF 107 Applied Analysis
5 days classroom

• Application/case based
• YA2 E7-O4
• Formal Education Not Required

• Application/case based
• YA3 E7-O6
• Formal Education Not Required

• Knowledge based - YA 1
• Formal Education Not Required
• BCF 107 is required for Cost Estimators only.

Level III Core Plus Courses CL Module (See
DAU catalog for details)
Level I Core Plus Courses CL Module (See DAU
catalog for details)
Level II Core Plus Courses CL Module (See DAU
catalog for details)
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2010 Financial Management Certification
Requirement
Level III Certification
Level I Certification
Level II Certification

2 years experience
4 years experience
6 years experience
Plus the Following
Plus the Following
BCF 205 Contractor Business Strategies
BCF 103 Fundamentals Of Business Financial
Management
BCF 301 Advanced Financial Management
ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition
BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management
ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition
Management
CLM 013 Work Breakdown Structure
BCF 102 Fundamentals Of Earned Value Management
CLM 024 Contracting Overview
BCF 211 Intermediate Business Acquisition
Management
CLM 031 Improve Statement of Work
BCF 106 Fundamentals Of Cost Analysis
CLM 017 Risk Management
Online Pre-Test Required

• Associated in Applied Science or equivalent
  recommended business or business-related field

• Knowledge based - YA 3
• Baccalaureate Degree Recommended

• Baccalaureate Degree Recommended

Level III Core Plus Courses CL Module (See
DAU catalog for details)
Level I Core Plus Courses CL Module (See DAU
catalog for details)
Level II Core Plus Courses CL Module (See DAU
catalog for details)
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2010 Cost Estimating Certification Requirement

Level II Certification
Level III Certification
Level I Certification
4 years experience
2 years experience
Plus the Following
Plus the Following
7 years experience
BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis
BCF 103 Fundamentals Of Business Financial
Management
BCF 302 Advanced Cost
ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition
BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis
ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition
Management
BCF 102 Fundamentals Of Earned Value Management
BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis
CLB 029 Rates
BCF 211 Intermediate Business Acquisition
Management
BCF 106 Fundamentals Of Cost Analysis
CLB 023 Software Cost Estimating
CLB 026 Forecasting Techniques
BCF 107 Applied Analysis
Online Pre-Test Required
CLB 030 Cost Data Sources

• Knowledge based - YA 3
• Baccalaureate Degree
• 3 Semester hours in calculus courses

• Baccalaureate Degree
• 3 Semester hours in calculus courses

• Baccalaureate Degree
• 3 Semester hours in calculus courses

Level I Core Plus Courses CL Module (See DAU
catalog for details)
Level II Core Plus Courses CL Module (See DAU
catalog for details)
Level III Core Plus Courses CL Module (See
DAU catalog for details)
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• A robust AQS program, coupled with foundational
  training, would provide a better-prepared cadre
  of capable, experienced professionals

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Acquisition workforce strategy to improve
acquisition outcomes
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• Summary
• SECDEF approved growth strategy evolving
• Total force management
• BCEFM renewal strategy
• Bottom line workforce strategy is deployed,
  aligned, and funded

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We will win the war for talent!