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The APC consists of a select group of highly skilled military acquisition professionals who meet specific Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) education, training and experience requirements. They provide the Navy with a combination of both community-related experience and technical acquisition leadership in managing the entire acquisition process.
The traditional strengths in the acquisition career fields of contracting, business financial management, acquisition logistics, and information systems management position the Supply Corps as prime candidates for APC membership. Additionally, many Supply Corps billets require DAWIA certification in these career fields, with billets coded as "Acquisition Critical" requiring both DAWlA certification and APC membership. Officers, especially those in DAWlA coded billets, should aggressively pursue their DAWlA certification to prepare for APC membership.
To become an APC member Supply Corps officers must submit an application to the APC Selection Board held twice annually at the Navy Personnel Command (NPC). The next board is scheduled for March 18, 2003. All applications ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Acquisition Professional Community (APC). (Op & You).