1 00:00:00,939 --> 00:00:02,939 - Hi, I'm Tonya Johnson. 2 00:00:02,969 --> 00:00:06,064 Welcome to the latest edition of DCMA's Roundup. 3 00:00:06,064 --> 00:00:08,647 (upbeat music) 4 00:00:16,873 --> 00:00:19,318 A change is occurring around the agency. 5 00:00:19,318 --> 00:00:22,209 IT personnel have already started transitioning 6 00:00:22,209 --> 00:00:25,770 the current Blackberry devices with Apple iPhones. 7 00:00:25,770 --> 00:00:29,002 In other IT news, the first wave of tablet computers 8 00:00:29,002 --> 00:00:31,846 running Windows 10 software is being deployed 9 00:00:31,846 --> 00:00:33,179 at DCMA Phoenix. 10 00:00:33,896 --> 00:00:36,836 Over the next few years the agency is replacing 11 00:00:36,836 --> 00:00:40,640 out of warranty computers with mobile computing devices. 12 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,807 DCMA Director, Air Force Lieutenant General Wendy Masiello, 13 00:00:44,887 --> 00:00:48,028 addressed the Director of Defense Pricing, Shay Assad, 14 00:00:48,028 --> 00:00:50,891 as well as agency team members and service acquisition 15 00:00:50,891 --> 00:00:54,162 professionals during the recent Commercial Item Group, 16 00:00:54,162 --> 00:00:56,662 OR CIG Conference, January 24. 17 00:00:57,575 --> 00:00:59,861 The conference in Dayton, Ohio was designed 18 00:00:59,861 --> 00:01:03,111 to gather members of DODs CIG workforce 19 00:01:03,252 --> 00:01:06,057 for training and open information exchange 20 00:01:06,057 --> 00:01:09,290 as commercial item pricing develops an expanding role 21 00:01:09,290 --> 00:01:11,540 within defense acquisition. 22 00:01:11,855 --> 00:01:15,823 As our mission's urgency increases DCMA CIG workforce 23 00:01:15,823 --> 00:01:19,406 saw its numbers rise in 2016 from 11 to 53. 24 00:01:20,654 --> 00:01:24,362 CIG Director, Thomas Walker, said the three-day conference 25 00:01:24,362 --> 00:01:26,962 was an opportunity for the community to establish 26 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:29,783 open communication, share knowledge, 27 00:01:29,783 --> 00:01:31,866 and develop mutual trust. 28 00:01:32,118 --> 00:01:35,478 35 DCMA team members were selected to participate 29 00:01:35,478 --> 00:01:39,454 in the fiscal year 2017 Centralized Development Program. 30 00:01:39,454 --> 00:01:42,234 The program is comprised of leadership and management 31 00:01:42,234 --> 00:01:45,102 programs designed to shape the future and current 32 00:01:45,102 --> 00:01:47,185 leadership of our agency. 33 00:01:47,381 --> 00:01:49,451 Congratulations to those who were selected 34 00:01:49,451 --> 00:01:51,795 during this competitive process. 35 00:01:51,795 --> 00:01:54,128 We've had a lot of events take place recently. 36 00:01:54,128 --> 00:01:56,903 Make sure you check out our website and Facebook page 37 00:01:56,903 --> 00:01:59,258 to catch up on other agency events. 38 00:01:59,258 --> 00:02:00,925 Thanks for watching. 39 00:02:01,446 --> 00:02:04,029 (upbeat music)