The Lectern: VA contracting interns
Steve Kelman speaks with the first group of about 30 or so contracting interns at the brand-new VA Acquisition Academy in Frederick, Maryland.
View ArticleVA Secretary dedicates acquisitions center
The Department of Veterans Affairs' new Center for Acquisition Innovation and Acquisition Academy is officially open for business.
View ArticleVA Shows the Way on Acquisition Training
Steve Kelman participates in a panel at a National Contract Management Association World Congress presenting the Department of Veterans Affairs newly opened Acquisition Academy.
View ArticleGovernment needs wide net to recruit talent
Business schools could be great source for the acquisition workforce.
View ArticleVA Acquisition Academy Receives Excellence Award
VA Acquisition Academy receives the Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) 2009 Team Acquisition Excellence Award.
View ArticleInterns Hold Career Assistance Fair for Veterans
Acquisition interns partner with Army Community Services to assist area veterans in obtaining employment in the Federal government.
View ArticleVA's Acquisition Academy gets excellence award
The academy plans to open its classes to all agencies.
View ArticleAcquisition Academy Draws Notice Early
Frederick's newest academy is less than a year old, but is already winning awards.
View ArticleAcademy Students Reach Out to Troops Abroad
VA Acquisition Academy students recently partnered with a local non-profit organization and several Frederick County Public Schools in a letter writing campaign to thank U.S. troops stationed abroad...
View ArticleIntern Field Trips
VA Acquisition Academy interns participate in appreciation and understanding field trips.
View ArticleAt the VA, It's Academic
The Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy is gaining notice, particularly for its internship program, which lasts for three years.
View ArticleVA's New Acquisition Academy Centers on the Learner
E-learning plays a major role in Federal acquisition professionals’ holistic learning process. In Virtual classrooms, instructors will review the lesson, followed by asynchronous break-out sessions for...
View ArticleVA solving acquisition workforce shortage
VA's Acquisition Academy is getting ready to expand the classes it offers and bring in the next group of interns to begin a three-year rotation.
View ArticleLet the VA's Acquisition Academy serve other agencies!
The VA Acquisition Academy has been widely praised, and appropriately so, for its fantastic approach to training a new generation of contracting professionals through its three-year program.
View ArticleA Way to Give Back
Acquisition Interns Spend the Day with Veterans at the VA Loch Raven Community Living and Rehabilitation Center.
View ArticleVA's Jan Frye explains the rationale behind the department's Acquisition Academy
The case for more acquisition training options.
View ArticleInterns Connect with VA’s Mission at Quantico National Cemetery
VA Acquisition Academy’s newest cohort of acquisition interns visited Quantico National Cemetery.
View ArticleVA Interns help launch Operation Holiday Cheer
VA Acquisition Academy interns carried out Operation Holiday Cheer where they mixed and mingled with veterans in the Martinsburg center.
View ArticleOperation Holiday Cheer
Operation Holiday Cheer, an intern mission service project, at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.
View Article'Holiday Cheer' touches vets
The program is designed to give interns with the VA Acquisition Academy an opportunity to work with veterans up close and in person.
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