http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/summary.asp VA Acquisition Academy — In The News - Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy en-us http://www.va.gov/rss Mon, 13 May 2013 14:03:00 EDT http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130506c.asp Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT One of the challenges of teaching the complexities of supply chain management is having the right experience to balance theory and practice in order to translate instruction into successful work practices in the field. [Extracted from Issue 5 May/June 2013 of the VA Supply Chain News] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130506c_1368467815049 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130506a.asp Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has named Melissa Starinsky, a member of the Senior Executive Service, to serve as Chancellor of the VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA). [Extracted from the Spring FY 2013 Edition of the Federal Acquisition Institute Quarterly Newsletter] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130409a_1368458895413 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130506b.asp Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT Congratulations to the VA Acquisition Academy Internship School for being the winner of the 2013 Chief Acquisition Officers Council/Small Business Procurement Advisory Council Small Business Excellence Award for Innovation! [Extracted from the Spring FY 2013 Edition of the Federal Acquisition Institute Quarterly Newsletter] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130506b_1368459706221 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130426.asp Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT In Depth Show Blog — April 26 [1500AM FederalNewsRadio.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130426_1367326642802 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130403.asp Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EDT The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently announced that Melissa Starinsky, a member of the Senior Executive Service, will serve as chancellor of the VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA). [Extracted from the April 2013 Edition of the National Contract Management Association's Contract Management Magazine] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130403_1365007508380 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130204.asp Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:00:00 EDT The government has done well in training its acquisition workforce to meet the contracting certification standards that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy laid out in 2006. Yet employees need to understand organizational leadership even when "playing in the sandbox," said Melissa Starinsky, the new chancellor of the VA Acquisition Academy. [Article from FCW.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130204_1360844794401 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20130129.asp Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:00:00 EDT Melissa Starinsky, a member of the senior executive service, is the new chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Department's Acquisition Academy, the department announced Jan. 28. [Article from FCW.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20130129_1359987964318 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120901.asp Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:00:00 EDT An interview with Lisa Doyle — From a training perspective, we need to make sure we can isolate, as much as possible, how training has contributed to performance. [Article from ThePublicManager.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120901_1364992817516 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120601.asp Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:00:00 EDT Five Top Government Early Adopters Blaze New Trails [Special Report from i360Gov.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120601_1365002521828 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120517.asp Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT Lisa Doyle, chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, is leaving her position in June, she said May 17. [Article from FCW.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120517_1337790359023 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120503.asp Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT Lisa Doyle, VA Acquisition Academy Chancellor, speaks with Federal Computer Week senior writer Matthew Weigelt about the need to provide veterans with career support and the particular talents they bring to the workforce. [Article from FCW.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120503_1336500862239 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news201205fm.asp Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT Veterans Program in Frederick Puts Nation's Severely Wounded Vets on a New Career Path. [Article from Frederick Magazine] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news201205fm_1337088304453 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120328.asp Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:00:00 EDT The Federal 100 award winner is an individual who takes a program from the drawing board to completion. Who solves a problem that has left others baffled. Who steps up in the face of a crisis. Who puts the interests of the community above his or her own. [Article from Federal Computer Week] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120328_1333038326020 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120204.asp Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EDT Army Spc. Adam Campbell knows he isn’t the average college student. [Article from Carroll County Times] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120204_1330960975628 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120131.asp Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:00 EDT WFED Radio, VAAA Warriors to Workforce program [1500AM FederalNewsRadio.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120131_1328623823396 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120120.asp Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:00:00 EDT U.S. Army Veteran Adam Campbell sings the national anthem at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Warriors to Workforce Internship Program. [FrederickNewsPost.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120120_1327497532761 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20120119.asp Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 EDT The Veterans Affairs department formally launched its new program designed to train wounded Vets to become acquisition professionals with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Jan. 19 at its Frederick, Md., facilities. [Article from Federal Computer Week] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20120119_1327502789832 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news2011vanguardFall.asp Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:00:00 EDT Lisa Doyle was honored for her work in standing up the VA Acquisition Academy. ~Article from the Fall 2011 VAnguard templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news2011vanguardFall_1322752414577 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news201112clo.asp Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EDT 2011 Chief Learning Officer — Learning In Practice Awards templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news201112clo_1322751053323 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20111122.asp Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EDT A conversation with Lisa Doyle and Francis Rose on In-Depth [1500AM FederalNewsRadio.com] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20111122_1322747251420 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20111115.asp Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EDT A conversation with Lisa Doyle and Roger Waldron on 1500AM FederalNewsRadio.com templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20111115_1322748044244 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20111026.asp Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:00:00 EDT Chief Learning Officer magazine honored Lisa Doyle of the Veterans Affairs Department as the 2011 Chief Learning Officer of the Year. [Article from Federal Computer Week] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20111026_1319721291671 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20111003.asp Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:00:00 EDT The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has found an innovative way to address a shortage of trained acquisition professionals, growing contracting complexities and a need to curb waste, fraud and abuse for itself and other federal agencies. [Article from AOL Government] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20111003_1330960099444 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news201108ncma.asp Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:00:00 EDT The Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy is pioneering a new approach to training the next generation of trusted business partners. [Article from Contract Management] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news201108ncma_1313598357012 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20110629.asp Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:00:00 EDT Training initiative engages employees to review fundamentals in every line of operation, rids the agency of contract over-runs and high-risk programs, and improves staff skill levels. [Article from The Public Manager] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20110629_1313594312757 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20110602.asp Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:00:00 EDT Although the academy incorporates classroom work, it takes a more holistic approach. The coursework goes well beyond rote learning of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to cover the softer skills needed by contracting officers. [Article from Federal Computer Week] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20110602_1313526394370 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news201105clo.asp Tue, 24 May 2011 07:00:00 EDT Veterans can count on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Acquisition Academy to help secure the development they need once they come home from war [Article from the May 2011 edition of the Chief Learning Officer] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news201105clo_1306262606855 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20110304efenseATL.asp Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EDT “We are not about check-the-box training. We use a competency-based experiential learning model to make a substantial and immediate impact in VA’s acquisition workforce.” ~Lisa Doyle, chancellor, Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy [Article from the March/April 2011 Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) Special Edition] templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20110304efenseATL_1305641048841 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20110102vanguard.asp Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:00:00 EDT "We create learning interventions that change behavior and improve performance. We are not about check-the-box training." ~Article from the January/February 2011 VAnguard templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20110102vanguard_1301935609660 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20101221.asp Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:00:00 EDT The program is designed to give interns with the VA Acquisition Academy an opportunity to work with veterans up close and in person. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20101221_1294165436000 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20101220.asp Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:00:00 EDT Operation Holiday Cheer, an intern mission service project, at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20101220_1293644895352 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20101220-2.asp Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:00:00 EDT VA Acquisition Academy interns carried out Operation Holiday Cheer where they mixed and mingled with veterans in the Martinsburg center. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20101220-2_1294165068853 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/20100826.asp Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EDT VA Acquisition Academy’s newest cohort of acquisition interns visited Quantico National Cemetery. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/20100826_1283353208058 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20100617.asp Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EDT The case for more acquisition training options. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20100628_1277212593907 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20100604.asp Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EDT Acquisition Interns Spend the Day with Veterans at the VA Loch Raven Community Living and Rehabilitation Center. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20100604_1282234785523 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20100603.asp Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EDT 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. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/Let_the_VA_s_Acquisition_Academy_serve_other_agencies_1275662924516 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20100526.asp Wed, 26 May 2010 07:00:00 EDT 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. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/VA_solving_acquisition_workforce_shortage_1275398152221 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20100501.asp Sat, 01 May 2010 07:00:00 EDT 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 group projects, then back to the virtual classroom. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/VA_s_New_Acquisition_Academy_Centers_on_the_Learner_br_1275397096047 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20100401.asp Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT The Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy is gaining notice, particularly for its internship program, which lasts for three years. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/At_the_VA_It_s_Academic_1275394805630 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20091228.asp Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EDT VA Acquisition Academy interns participate in appreciation and understanding field trips. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20091228_1262703984305 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20091125.asp Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT 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 during the holidays. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20091125_1259778859873 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20090729.asp Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EDT Frederick's newest academy is less than a year old, but is already winning awards. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20090729_1253886609006 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20090708.asp Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EDT The academy plans to open its classes to all agencies. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20090708_1253887343841 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20090604.asp Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EDT Acquisition interns partner with Army Community Services to assist area veterans in obtaining employment in the Federal government. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20090604_1254058937235 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20090501.asp Fri, 01 May 2009 07:00:00 EDT VA Acquisition Academy receives the Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) 2009 Team Acquisition Excellence Award. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20090501_1254057938277 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20090429.asp Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EDT Business schools could be great source for the acquisition workforce. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/Government_needs_wide_net_to_recruit_talent_1253889230188 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20090414.asp Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EDT Steve Kelman participates in a panel at a National Contract Management Association World Congress presenting the Department of Veterans Affairs newly opened Acquisition Academy. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20090414_1253889462993 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20081125.asp Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:00:00 EDT The Department of Veterans Affairs' new Center for Acquisition Innovation and Acquisition Academy is officially open for business. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20081125_1253889997262 http://www.acquisitionacademy.va.gov/ACQUISITIONACADEMY/pressreleases/news20081118.asp Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:00:00 EDT Steve Kelman speaks with the first group of about 30 or so contracting interns at the brand-new VA Acquisition Academy in Frederick, Maryland. templatedata/content/pressrel/data/news20081118_1253890132196