PEO Perspective: February 2022

EIS PRIORITY: TALENT MANAGEMENT

In this month’s Perspective, I’d like to take a closer look at one of our top priorities: talent management. Like many other federal government organizations, EIS faces the challenge of recruiting and retaining talented civilian and military team members. Between the tight labor market, Army budget uncertainties and EIS’s need for acquisition and technology professionals with highly sought after skill sets like cloud engineering and data analysis, we’ve been having a tough time in this area.

To address the situation, we’re stepping up our game in a couple of key ways. First off, our headquarters-level directors have elevated the importance of talent management by making it a biweekly topic of discussion. In coming months, you can expect to see us promote more job openings in different ways and on new platforms.

Second — effective Feb. 15 — the DOD is implementing some changes to Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification standards. These changes — part of the DOD’s “Back to Basics” program — are designed to create a modern, continuous learning environment for the acquisition workforce and empower employees to craft their own careers. The Defense Acquisition University is complementing the Back to Basics goal of streamlining training by updating its curriculum to focus on learner-centric content, shorter courses, more variety in course offerings, more online courses, more learning resources and credentialing. Our friends at “Army AL&T” recently published a good overview of the program if you’d like more information. We’re excited about the changes, which will benefit our team members.

With all of the job opportunities available right now, why work for EIS? I can name at least three good reasons: the sense of genuine purpose and pride we feel in helping deliver vitally needed capabilities to our nation’s Soldiers; the opportunity to work with innovative technologies and support “hot” Army initiatives like the unified network and digital transformation; and the ability to work with talented teammates and partners across the world using collaborative technologies that were derived from some of our very own programs. What more can you ask for?

Stay tuned into the Careers section of our website and our social media platforms for future career opportunities with EIS!

UPCOMING EVENTS OF NOTE

AFCEA DC Army Luncheon

EIS’s own Rob Schadey, director of our Business Mission Area, will be participating in a Jan. 9 hybrid panel discussion on the Army’s campaign to gain strategic advantage in the cloud and use data in ways that provide Soldiers a decisive advantage. Other panelists include Dovarius Peoples, chief information officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Angelica Phaneuf, chief information security officer with the Army Software Factory; Paul Puckett, director of the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency; and Col. Melissa Solsbury, chief data officer with Project Runway/XVII Airborne Corps. This promises to be an interesting discussion.

Lastly, the Winter Olympics kick off in a few days with participation by Army athletes in Nordic combined, luge and bobsled. Go Team Army and Team USA!

Wishing you all the best in the month ahead!

Ross R. Guckert, Program Executive Officer, PEO EIS

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