T&E DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCECIVILIAN RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY DISTRIBUTION FY08 VS FY18

As of June 30, 2018Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVESATTRACTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVESATTRACTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

DAU STRATEGIC PRIORITIESRESPONDING TO OSD DIRECTION

USD(R&E) Top 10 Technology Focus AreasDerived from the 2018 National Defense Strategy

• Other Transaction Authorities• Mid-Tier Acquisition Process

• Agile Software Development• Intellectual Property• Software Provenance

• Adaptive Acquisition Framework• Powerful Examples

• Hypersonics• Directed Energy

• Command, Control, and Communications• Space Offense and Defense• Cybersecurity

• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning• Missile Defense• Quantum Science and Computing

• Microelectronics• Nuclear Modernization

USD(A&S) Priorities

“I don’t mean a four-week class where you are locked down somewhere, I mean two- to four-hour sessions where you can talk about how we do things.”

“We want to make sure DAU can send more people to help organizations as they stand up their programs”

Ellen Lord, USD(A&S)

DAU STRATEGIC PRIORITIESEDUCATING / TRAINING DOD’S ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

• Retaining focus on a strong, certification-centric foundation• Statutory / regulatory topics, foundational skills and habits• Relationships and culture

• Engaging with our customers to evolve beyond “DAU is where I get certified” to “DAU helps solve my issues”

• Partnering to leverage existing expertise outside of DAU (e.g., Coursera)

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T&E DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCEANNUAL ATTRITION RATES

As of June 30, 2018Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

T&E DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCECIVILIAN RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY DISTRIBUTION FY08 VS FY18

Data Source: OUSD(A&S)/Human Capital Initiatives using the A&S Workforce Data Mart & Analysis support from RAND

HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVESATTRACTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

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