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2013 CAOC/SBPAC Small Business Excellence Award Winners

May 6, 2013

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Extracted from the Spring FY 2013 Edition of the Federal Acquisition Institute External link to a government website Quarterly Newsletter

2013 CAOC Acquisition Excellence Award Winner for Innovation
VA Acquisition Academy Acquisition Internship School Team Members and Presenters
Team Members:  Joanne Choy, David Sella, Stephanie Belella, David Brigham, Steve Munson, Anne Reinhold, Teresa Reefe, Diane Fernandez, Yolanda Davis, Kasey Kazakavich
Presenters:  Lesley Field (Deputy Administrator for OFPP), Nancy Gunderson (Deputy Assistant Secretary HHS Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability)

The VA Acquisition Academy Acquisition Internship School launched a Warriors to Workforce Program designed to prepare wounded, post-9/11 Veterans with little or no college education, for a successful transition into careers as contract specialists.  The program is a 3-year holistic program that focuses on business education, acquisition training, activities to understand the VA mission, peak performance training, “skillbuilding” courses to practice the skills learned in the contracting courses, and leadership and business competency  development.  This program empowers wounded Veterans and allows them to continue service their country, plus supplies a pipeline of talent to the acquisition function.

Congratulations!