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April 7, 2021
Government-wide Acquisition Workforce Key Initiatives
FAI CSOD: Countdown to Launch!
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Verify the accuracy of your FAITAS profile information (e.g., email address, organization, supervisor). This information will be used to set up your FAI CSOD account.
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Complete all workflows in FAITAS, including certification, specialization, and warrant applications. Incomplete actions must be restarted in FAI CSOD after migration.
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Complete Online Training (OLT) Courses. If you begin an OLT course in FAITAS, you must complete it in FAITAS, or all progress will be lost.
After Friday, May 14th, FAITAS will no longer be available. Do not wait until the last minute. To learn more about FAI CSOD and the transition from FAITAS, continue to read Acquisition Today, follow messages from FAI and your Acquisition Career Manager, and visit the FAI CSOD FAQ Page.
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OFPP Launches an EPIC Campaign!
OFPP is launching a series of crowdsourcing campaigns to identify innovative ideas to improve acquisition. The inaugural campaign seeks your Engaging Procurement Ideas to Consider (EPIC) for incorporation into plans supporting Administration and key government-wide acquisition priorities and initiatives. Join the OFPP Innovates online crowdsourcing community to participate in the EPIC campaign. After joining OFPP Innovates, log into the online community to view the campaign, instructions, and ways you can participate.
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Application Period Open for a New DITAP Cohort
For those interested in earning a FAC-C-DS certification, there are several authorized vendors who provide the training. At any given time, they are accepting open candidates for their programs (for a fee). For a list of the vendors and their enrollment information and tuition, please visit the TechFAR Hub.
ICF is now accepting applications for their next Digital Information Technology Acquisition Professional (DITAP) program. This program satisfies the requirements for an FAC-C DS. Visit the website for more information about the certification. Review the program overview for details about ICF’s program information and applications. Applications close on April 14.
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Ethics and Procurement Integrity Course Updated
Ethics and Procurement Integrity for the Acquisition Workforce FAC 043 has been updated and is now available in the DAU Virtual Campus. Check out this refreshed course today!
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Free Technology Acquisition Training
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) will be conducting a complimentary training session on April 29 from 10:00 a.m-12 p.m. ET. Learn how to procure IT products, services, and customizable solutions using CIO-SP3, CIO-SP3 Small Business, and CIO-CS Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts. Register today and earn 2 CLPs!
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FQN 076 Critical Decision Making-Capstone
Register for FQN 076 Critical Decision-Making Capstone and earn 4 CLPs. Learn to synthesize lessons from FAC 072, FAC 073, FAC 074, and FAC 075 and how to apply the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (PMIAA) to the acquisition environment. Register through FAITAS Today!
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Professional Services Office Hours April 13
Learn how GSA professional services labor categories are established at the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract level and how to evaluate them for task orders. During this session, you will learn how to set clear expectations in a request for quote (RFQ) and ensure that proposed labor categories meet minimum education and experience requirements. This session will also cover GSA’s pricing methodology and price escalation under MAS contracts and order. Register and join GSA on April 13 at 11 a.m. ET to earn 1 CLP!
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Q4 FY20 Quarterly Workforce Metrics Available
FAI is pleased to announce the posting of the Q4FY20 quarterly workforce metrics on FAI.gov! The metrics provide attrition, accession, and general employment trends across two critical occupational series of the acquisition workforce, GS-1102 and GS-1101. All data is sourced directly from the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) FedScope database.
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From the FAI Director, Jeff Birch
Acquisition workforce members from across the federal government are making amazing contributions to the acquisition community every day, and FAI wants you to know about them! Check out future publications to see who will be featured in the “Acquisition Workforce Spotlight” next! The series kicks off with FAI Director, Jeff Birch. Go to FAI.gov to learn more about Jeff and his mission for FAI and the acquisition workforce..
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