1 Increasing DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements for Life Cycle Logistics Bill Kobren Director, Logistics & Sustainment Center October 16, 2009

LCL DAWIA Certification Experience Requirements Current Requirements for Life Cycle Logsitics Level I – 1 Year Level II – 2 Years Level III – 4 Years Is this adequate anymore, particularly given increasingly rigorous new competency set and expectations of our Life Cycle Logistics workforce? Does it now make sense to follow the lead of other acquisition career fields? Program System Engineers: 2 – 4 – 8 Cost Estimating: 2 – 4 – 7 Financial Management: 2 – 4 – 6 Propose expanding LCL requirement to 2 – 4 – 8

Benefits of Increasing to 2 – 4 – 8 Model Long overdue – do we really believe someone is a fully qualified, senior, experienced life cycle logistician after just four years? Industry often expects 20+ years of experience for same levels of responsibility as DoD expects of Level III certified senior LCL In keeping with more rigorous competency set & increasing demands as PSAT recommendations are implemented Movement already underway in other career fields Not breaking new ground here – already been done AND in line with PSE Experience is vital to workforce success and acquisition outcomes Increased experience enhances wisdom, insights, and perspective Broader breadth facilitates more strategic thinking Reduces “square filling” and careerism mentality Indirect demand management benefits by slowing pipeline of new students requiring level classroom courses Senior leadership support in DoD (and DAU) coalescing as Human Capital imperative

Issues Related to a 2 – 4 – 8 Model “Cascade effects” – particularly for military personnel, industry personnel being “in-sourced” to government, interns? Many intern programs require Level II certification to graduate What about dual certified personnel? Level III experience today = Level II tomorrow Are there penalties for not being certified? Promotions? Future assignments? Would it limit number of personnel available for Level II and III positions, restricting service flexibility in assignments? Necessitate Service leniency in granting certification approval based on other non-Life Cycle Logistics experience or non-acquisition workforce experience? Others? ARE THESE INSURMOUTNABLE HURDLES? BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTATION? DO WE RECOMMEND MOVING SAME DIRECTION FOR FY11?