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  1. Well it appears there may be some sort of hold on this program due to funding issues, however any suggestions regarding development programs/certifications or general education for early-career 1102's is still welcome and appreciated. We are being given all the classes needed for our FAC-C certification which is important, but still have received varied views on other forms of continued education.
  2. Good Afternoon Wifconners, The agency I work for has started a program in which funds are made available for non-managerial employees to develop a development track that would run for about a semesters worth of time starting this summer and running up to the New Year. I was hoping your collective knowledge and background might be able to point me in a good direction regarding institutions and educational programs in the Baltimore/DC Metro area eg. NCMA programs, University classes/programs/certifications, or other Long Distance Learning opportunities, etc. I have 2 years of 1102 experience at this point and feel as if this program would be something to take advantage of in regards to my professional development. The program requires me to come up with a unique development need as well as back-up education to help serve this. I believe that government contracting and procurement is a hot topic these days and that something like a shadowing program in varying institutions, and supplemental course-work or certification would be a something very beneficial to me. The major limiting factor is that we are only provided funding up to $10,000, so rigorous or very expensive education may be out of reach, although I am doing research into some local institutional costs at the moment, and it may be even possible to supplement these costs with my own money in the case that it leads to an further educational goal. Some generalized topics I have thought of include: · Federal Government Contracting/Procurement Policy (more specifically on how it affects Healthcare Agencies like CMS OR Comparative studies on how policy affects contracting operations across different types of agencies) · Contract/Procurement Law (Although at this time I don’t believe I am going for any sort of law degree) · Organizational or Cultural differences among varying Departments or Agencies in the Federal Gov’t · The evolution of procurement as a science and how lessons learned and practices can be more effective · Current Events, Contracting in the News, applying lessons learned As experienced contracting professionals I thought you may have ideas on important contracting topics these days or resources I can use. In true Federal Government fashion they have not given us much time to construct a curriculum so I am reaching out to people like you who may be able to help. I know you are all busy so let me know if you have any advice for a young 1102 like me.
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