1. Jose Gonzalez, OUSD(A&S) Director, Human Capital Initiatives
2019 DAU Symposium “A Motivated, Diverse, and Highly Skilled Workforce”
Jose Gonzalez, OUSD(A&S) Director, Human Capital Initiatives
April 3, 2019

2. Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF)
Create a high quality, high performing, agile defense acquisition workforce
Our Vision
Our Mission
Recruit, retain and grow the AWF talent
Create a leadership culture that…
- Prepares for the next generation workforce
- Engages the early career workforce
- Develops leaders
- Implements modern talent management platforms to support the above
Strategic Priorities
Initiatives
New AWF Strategy
Exchanges
-Public-Private
-Intra-DoD
College
Internships
Acq ROTC
Early Career
- Workshop
- Advisory Group
DAU Training
Transform
Point of Need
Modern Talent Management Systems
Foundation
DAWIA
Development Fund (DAWDF)
AcqDemo
Data Analytics
DAU Corporate University for AWF
Increasing Performance - Delivering Results

3. AWF Improvement Metrics

4. AWF by Generation
Source: A&S Data Mart as of 12/31/2018

5. AWF by Generation continued

6. Creating a leadership culture that…
Recruit, Retain and Grow our Acquisition Talent
Prepare us for the next generation workforce. This begins by understanding critical gaps in skills needed and determining how to get to “hard to reach” talent. Includes understanding how to communicate with and reach the digitally-driven workforce of the future. We should leverage new and expedited hiring authorities, personnel demonstration projects (AcqDemo); expanding the use of flexible and part time appointments with the government as needed.
Engage the early career workforce (newly generated 5-10 years in-service). Ensure that we sustain this population of the workforce by listening to and utilizing them, giving them an opportunity to influence their future and the future of our critical acquisition work.
Develop leaders beginning earlier, but inclusive of the early, mid and senior career levels. This should not be limited to classroom training, but should include leadership development through work experience by allowing greater movement of the workforce through talent exchange and rotational opportunities, to include opportunities with the private sector and academia.
Introduce use of modern talent management platforms and techniques. We need to move from today’s 20th century HR systems to the application of commercially-available talent management applications that will enable better tracking of our talent in an increasingly dynamic environment.

7. Public Private Talent Exchange (Acq Pilot)

8. Back-up

9. Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

10. Defense Acquisition Workforce - Technical Workforce
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

11. Engineering Total Workforce
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

12. AWF by Component and Career Field
Largest career field in total
acquisition workforce
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

13. Engineering Workforce Historical Size by Agency FY08 – FY19
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

14. Engineering Civilian Retirement Eligibility Distribution – FY08 / FY18
As of 30 Sep 2017
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

15. Engineering Historical Gains and Losses FY08 – FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

16. Engineering Attrition Rates by Career Group
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

17. PQM Total Workforce
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

18. AWF by Component and Career Field
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

19. PQM Workforce Historical Size by Agency FY08 – FY19
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

20. PQM Civilian Retirement Eligibility Distribution – FY08 / FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

21. PQM Historical Gains and Losses FY08 – FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

22. PQM Attrition Rates by Career Group
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

23. Total Historic Workforce
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

24. AWF by Component and Career Field
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

25. S&T Manager Workforce Historical Size by Agency FY08 – FY18
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

26. S&T Manager Civilian Retirement Eligibility Distribution – FY08 / FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

27. S&T Manager Historical Gains and Losses FY08 – FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

28. S&T Manager Attrition Rates by Career Group
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

29. Total Historic Workforce
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

30. AWF by Component and Career Field
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

31. Test and Evaluation Workforce Historical Size by Agency FY08 – FY19
Data Source: A&S DataMart as of 31 Dec 2018

32. Test and Evaluation Civilian Retirement Eligibility Distribution – FY08 / FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

33. Test and Evaluation Historical Gains and Losses FY08 – FY18
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center

34. Test and Evaluation Attrition Rates by Career Group
As of 30 Sept 2018
Data Source: RAND NDRI Forces and Resources Policy Center