Acquisition Leadership: An Opportunity Lost for Acquisition Excellence?

Abstract

The Defense Acquisition Management System (DAMS) has continued to be questioned in terms of delivering cost-effective and timely complex weapon systems that meet warfighter requirements. As a means to improve this ongoing dilemma, this article posits that increased attention across the acquisition community should be paid, not to improved processes and procedures, but to leadership. The importance of leadership competency is reviewed from the perspective of the Services' Professional Military Education institutions. As the organization responsible for training the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Workforce on the complexities of the DAMS, the Defense Acquisition University is called upon to improve its entry- and mid-level course offerings associated with acquisition by providing meaningful instruction regarding foundations of leadership competency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA518570

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  • Michael J. Kotzian

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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  • Human Systems

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  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Human Behavior
  • Leadership Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Educational Psychology