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- Hi, I'm Tonya Johnson.

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Welcome to the latest edition of DCMA's Roundup.

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A change is occurring around the agency.

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IT personnel have already started transitioning

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the current Blackberry devices with Apple iPhones.

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In other IT news, the first wave of tablet computers

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running Windows 10 software is being deployed

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at DCMA Phoenix.

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Over the next few years the agency is replacing

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out of warranty computers with mobile computing devices.

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DCMA Director, Air Force Lieutenant General Wendy Masiello,

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addressed the Director of Defense Pricing, Shay Assad,

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as well as agency team members and service acquisition

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professionals during the recent Commercial Item Group,

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OR CIG Conference, January 24.

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The conference in Dayton, Ohio was designed

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to gather members of DODs CIG workforce

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for training and open information exchange

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as commercial item pricing develops an expanding role

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within defense acquisition.

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As our mission's urgency increases DCMA CIG workforce

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saw its numbers rise in 2016 from 11 to 53.

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CIG Director, Thomas Walker, said the three-day conference

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was an opportunity for the community to establish

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open communication, share knowledge,

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and develop mutual trust.

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35 DCMA team members were selected to participate

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in the fiscal year 2017 Centralized Development Program.

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The program is comprised of leadership and management

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programs designed to shape the future and current

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leadership of our agency.

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Congratulations to those who were selected

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during this competitive process.

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We've had a lot of events take place recently.

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Make sure you check out our website and Facebook page

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to catch up on other agency events.

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Thanks for watching.

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