Building Our Best: Recruitment & Retention of the Contracting Workforce

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) released a comprehensive blueprint designed to strengthen the federal contracting workforce and ensure the delivery of high-quality services to the American people. To build a robust talent pipeline OFPP introduces four key focus areas: (1) Acquisition Workforce Advisory Committee, (2) Strategic Workforce Planning, (3) Leadership Skills, and (4) Retention Program.

Read the memorandum here

Thanks to our DAU partnership, we now have access to Coursera, offering seven new credentials targeting gaps in software acquisition, data analytics, digital engineering, and AI.

Available new DAU credentials include:

CACQ 011: Foundational Software Acquisition Management      
CCON 016: Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization      
CCON 018: Excel Skills for Business      
CCON 024: Operational Contracting      
CENG 001: Digital Engineering for DoD Consumers      
CENG 002A: Data Analytics for DoD Acquisition Managers      
CENG 003: AI Foundations for the DoD

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy released Acquisition Flash 2024-2 on March 19, 2024: 

All Federal Acquisition Certification holders must fulfill the two-year continuous learning point requirements by April 30, 2024. It provides insights on professional development for the acquisition workforce, resources, and more, emphasizing their importance. 

The FAI 2023-2025 Strategic Plan outlines how FAI will achieve its mission—to prepare the acquisition workforce (AWF) at every stage of their career—while continuing to uphold its vision of being the premier institution of AWF excellence.