IT Acquisition Workforce CLP Tool Updated April 2021
Using these new CLP learning assets is a very efficient 3-step process for the acquisition workforce (An Active FAITAS Account is Required). Workforce members are encouraged to consult with their agency acquisition career manager prior to using this tool.
Step 1: Step 1: Select the learning resource you want from any of the content areas in this Tool and follow the link to the resource’s FAITAS registration location and register.
Step 2: After registering in FAITAS, use the link located in the FAITAS Class Location field to access and complete (read, watch, or listen) both the learning resource and its associated learning survey (in Qualtrics), or simply access the resource via the link in the Step 2 column of this Tool.
Step 3: Complete the Survey in Qualtrics using the link in the Step 3 column of the Tool.
Questions? Concerns? Interested in Our Listserv for Updates on this Tool? Email us at [email protected]. Table of Contents Policy and COVID-19 – Pre-Approved Policy and COVID-19 CLPs Content Area 1 – Understanding the Federal IT Buying Environment: Implications for the IT Professional Content Area 2 – Innovative Contracting Approaches for the Procurement of IT Software, Systems, and Services Content Area 3 – Cost/Price and Technical Evaluation in the Procurement of IT Software, Systems, and Services Content Area 4 – Performance Management Techniques in an Innovative Contracting Environment Content Area 5 – Cross-Cutting: Professional Skill Resources Content Area 6 – Cybersecurity
IT Acquisition Workforce CLP Tool
List of Acronyms CAAC Civilian Agency Acquisition Council FAI Federal Acquisition Institute FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GAO Government Accountability Office ITAU IT Acquisition University NASCIO National Association of State Chief Information Officers NCMA National Contract Management Association OFPP Office of Federal Procurement Policy OMB Office of Management and Budget PIL Procurement Information Lab PMI Project Management Institute SEI Software Engineering Institute USDS U.S. Digital Services
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Content Area: Acquisition Policy and COVID-19 Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey 8 Ways Attackers are Exploiting the COVID-19 FCL-GSA-I084 1 Article Select This Link CSO Online Crisis
Acquisition Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) FCL-GSA-I062 1 Policy Memo Select This Link GSA for Industry
Memo: Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide for FCL-GSA-I056 1 Policy Memo Select This Link CAAC accelerated payments to small business contractors and subcontractors
Memo: Update to Guidance on Application of FCL-GSA-I055 National Interest Action (NIA) Code to Increase 0.5 Policy Memo Select This Link OFPP Transparency
Memo: Implementation Guidance for FCL-GSA-I054 Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to 1 Policy Memo Select This Link OMB the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Memo: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance FCL-GSA-I003 1 Policy Memo Select This Link OMB Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations
Memo: Harnessing Technology to Support FCL-GSA-I002 1 Policy Memo Select This Link OMB Mission Continuity
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Memo: Managing Federal Contract Performance FCL-GSA-I001 Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus 1.5 Policy Memo Select This Link OMB (COVID-19)
Aligning Federal Agency Operations with the FCL-GSA-I093 National Guidelines for Opening Up America 1.5 Policy Memo Select This Link OMB Again
FCL-GSA-I082 A Guide to Emergency Power and Their Use 4.5 Report Select This Link Brennan Center for Justice
Procurement challenges step up to the COVID-19 FCL-GSA-I072 0.5 Blog Select This Link FCW plate
Existing Contract Decision Tree: Acquisition FCL-GSA-I060 0.5 Policy Memo Select This Link GSA Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies
Former GSA Admin Murphy Talks Working FCL-GSA-I127 1 Podcast Select This Link Federal News Network Through a Crisis
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Content Area 1: Understanding the Federal IT Buying Environment: Implications for the IT Acquisition Professional Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Video- Select This Link FCL-GSA-I151 The AI Republic 1 Talks at Google YouTube
FCL-GSA-I143 GSA's Cloud Information Center 1 Video Select This Link ITAU Training
FCL-GSA-I140 Artificial Intelligence in Federal Procurement 1 Video Select This Link ITAU Training
FCL-GSA-I138 Understand How Governments buy IT 1 Article Select This Link Code for America
FCL-GSA-I139 From Cloud First to Cloud Smart 1.5 Article Select This Link OMB
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: A FCL-GSA-I132 1.5 Podcast Select This Link Federal News Network conversation with Soraya Correa
Institute for Defense FCL-GSA-I126 Software Productivity Trends and Issues 2.5 Podcast Select This Link Analyses
Implementing an Information System Strategy: A Cost Benefit, and Risk Analysis Journal FCL-GSA-I076 3.5 Select This Link NCBI Framework for Evaluating Viable IT Article Alternatives in the US Federal Government
Jose Arrieta, Former HHS CIO, on The Business of Government FCL-GSA-I067 1.5 Podcast Select This Link Business of Government Radio Hour Radio
Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART) FCL-GSA-I043 1 Webinar Select This Link GSA OGP Webinar
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Towards a More Agile Government: The FCL-GSA-I042 3 Article Select This Link Public Contract Law Journal Case for Rebooting Federal IT Procurement
4 Elements in Securing the FCL-GSA-I040 1 Blog Select This Link SEI Telecommunications Supply Chain
FSA-GSA-I006 TechFAR Handbook 7 Handbook Select This Link TechFar
FSA-GSA-I005 Preparing for the Future of Contracting 2 White Paper Select This Link NCMA
FSA-GSA-I004 Digital Services Playbook 1.5 Playbook Select This Link USDS
FCL-GSA-I115 A Philosophy of Software Design 1.5 Video Select This Link Talks at Google
FCL-GSA-I114 5G Capabilities 2.5 Article Select This Link ACT-IAC
A Discussion on DoD Software Advances and FCL-GSA-I103 1.5 Video Select This Link SEI What's Next from SEI
Lessons in External Dependency and Supply FCL-GSA-I102 2 Video Select This Link SEI Chain Risk Management
Video- FCL-GSA-I091 Blockchain Massively Simplified 1 Select This Link Ted Talks YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I078 Agile Project Management with Kanban 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I080 Is the World Ready for the Age of AI? 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Human Centric Technology - Its Impact on Video- FCL-GSA-I081 1 Select This Link Talks at Google the Future of Society YouTube
Interview with Anil Cheriyan, Director of GSA FCL-GSA-I073 1.5 Podcast Select This Link Business of Government TTS and Deputy Commissioner, GSA FAS
Challenges to Implementing DevOps in FCL-GSA-I041 1.5 Podcast Select This Link SEI Highly Regulated Environments
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Content Area 2: Innovative Contracting Approaches for the Procurement of IT Software, Systems, and Services Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Innovative Contracting: COVID-19 Case Video- FCL-GSA-I094 1.5 Select This Link GSA OGP Studies YouTube
FCL-GSA-I156 Staying Agile Beyond a Crisis 1 Podcast Select This Link Harvard Business Review
FCL-GSA-I007 The Agile Manifesto 1 Manifesto Select This Link Agile Manifesto
FCL-GSA-I009 Innovative Contracting Case Studies 9.5 Case Studies Select This Link OSTP/ OFPP
Defense Agile Acquisition Guide: Tailoring Technical FCL-GSA-I015 DoD IT Acquisition Program Structures and 7 Select This Link MITRE Report Processes to Rapidly Deliver Capabilities
Opinion FCL-GSA-I016 5 Best Practices for Agile Procurement 1 Select This Link FCW Piece
The Government Needs Agile Contracting FCL-GSA-I025 0.5 News Article Select This Link FedScoop Officers Top DHS Officials Say
Contracting Considerations for Agile Technical FCL-GSA-I034 Solutions: Key Agile Concepts and Sample 8 Select This Link DoD Report Work Statement Language:
Conducting Viability Assessments for Research FCL-GSA-I068 2 Select This Link Naval Post Graduate School Acquisition Planning Report
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Addressing the Barriers to Agile Development in the Department of Defense: Research FCL-GSA-I069 2.5 Select This Link Naval Post Graduate School Program Structure, Requirements, and Report Contracting
Information Technology Acquisition Best Research FCL-GSA-I070 2 Select This Link Naval Post Graduate School Practices Report
Show me don't tell me' enters the FCL-GSA-I071 1 Blog Select This Link FCW government contracting mainstream
Government Contractor Market Research FCL-GSA-I066 1 Case Studies Select This Link Public Spend Case Study: COVID-19 3D Printing
Contracting for Agile Software Development FCL-GSA-1008 in the Department of Defense: An 8 White Paper Select This Link DoD Introduction
Am I Doing This Right? Antipatterns in Agile FCL-GSA-I011 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F Contracting
An IT Moonshot: Can Government IT FCL-GSA-I012 1 Blog Select This Link FCW Development Come to Look Like SpaceX?
Agile Acquisition: Why It Makes Sense to Technical FCL-GSA-I013 2 Select This Link REI Systems Plan for the Future Backwards Report
FCL-GSA-I014 Prerequisites for Modular Contracting 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
An Agile Software Development Solicitation FCL-GSA-I017 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F Guide
FCL-GSA-I018 Best Practices to Procure Agile IT Services 2.5 White Paper Select This Link ACT-IAC
FCl-GSA-I019 PIL Bootcamp Workbook 4 Workbook Select This Link PIL
Human Centered Design for IT FCL-GSA-I020 Centralization, Part 3 - Working with 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F Vendors to Build a Centralized Solution
OMB Guidance on Adopting a Modular FCL-GSA-I021 1 Report Select This Link OMB Development Approach for Large It Projects
Driving Impact Through Acquisition FCL-GSA-I022 3 White Paper Select This Link MITRE Flexibility
Pros and Cons of Agile Contracting in the FCL-GSA-I023 1 Blog Select This Link DoD Department of Defense
Design and Acquisition of Software for FCL-GSA-I024 6 Report Select This Link DoD Defense Systems
Understanding Why Agencies Should Use FCL-GSA-I026 1 Blog Select This Link Federal News Network Agile and Avoiding Common Mistakes
What Getting to Agile Looks like from the FCL-GSA-I027 1 Blog Select This Link FWC Trenches
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Why Discovery Research Works for Modular FCL-GSA-I028 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F Procurement
FCL-GSA-I029 Why We Love Modular Contracting 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F
FCL-GSA-I030 Win Big by Going Small 1.5 Blog Select This Link 18F
FCL-GSA-I033 The Next Big Thing in IT Procurement 1 Blog Select This Link FCW
Agile in Government: A Playbook from the FCL-GSA-I035 5 Playbook Select This Link Deloitte Deloitte Center for Government
Effective Practices and Federal Challenges in FCL-GSA-I037 4 Report Select This Link GAO Applying Agile Methods
Agile IT Delivery: Imperatives for FCL-GSA-I038 4 Report Select This Link NASCIO Government Success
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Content Area 3: Cost/Price and Technical Evaluation in the Procurement of IT Software, Systems, and Services Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Pricing, Procuring and Migrating to Cloud FCL-GSA-I144 1 Video Select This Link ITAU Training Services
GSA/ Department of FCL-GSA-I137 Technology Business Management Playbook 1.5 Playbook Select This Link Education
FCL-GSA-I112 Why Does Software Cost So Much? 1 Blog Select This Link SEI
Inside the Government Cybersecurity FCL-GSA-I113 Landscape: Federal vs. State Level 1 Article Select This Link The State of Security Challenges
FCL-GSA-I105 IGCE Handbook for Services Acquisition 3.5 Handbook Select This Link DoD
FCL-GSA-I106 Guidebook for Acquiring Commercial Items 6.5 Report Select This Link DoD
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Content Area 4: Performance Management Techniques in an Innovative Contracting Environment Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
FCL-GSA-I100 Measuring Operational Resilience 1 Podcast Select This Link SEI
Beyond backlogs and burndowns- FCL-GSA-I045 complementing "agile" methods with EVM 1.5 Article Select This Link PMI for improved project performance
FCL-GSA-I046 Metrics for Agile Projects 1.5 Article Select This Link PMI
FCL-GSA-I047 Agile Metrics: Seven Categories 1 Blog Select This Link SEI
Predicting Quality Assurance with Software FCL-GSA-I048 1 Podcast Select This Link SEI Metrics and Security Methods
FCL-GSA-I049 Agile Metrics: A New Approach to Oversight 1 Blog Select This Link SEI
Don't Play Developer Testing Roulette: How FCL-GSA-I050 1 Blog Select This Link SEI to Use Test Coverage (Part 1)
FCL-GSA-I051 Selecting Metrics for Software Assurance 1 Podcast Select This Link SEI
FCL-GSA-I052 Agile Metrics 1 Podcast Select This Link SEI
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Content Area 5: Cross-Cutting: Professional Skill Resources Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Video- PagerDuty Inc./The Table FCL-GSA-I158 The Competitive Advantage of Teamwork 1.5 Select This Link YouTube Group, Inc.
Negotiation: How to Get More of What You FCL-GSA-I136 0.5 Podcast Select This Link Stanford Business School Want
FCL-GSA-I133 Leadership Insights: Special Edition 1.5 Podcast Select This Link Federal News Network
We need to Talk: How to Have Conversations Video- FCL-GSA-I130 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google that Matter YouTube
Five Stars: Communication Secrets to Get Video- FCL-GSA-I131 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google from Good to Great YouTube
How Great Leaders Serve Others: Dave Video- FCL-GSA-I123 1 Select This Link Ted Talk Marquet at TEDx ScottAFB YouTube
Truly Human Leadership: Bob Chapman at Video- FCL-GSA-I124 1 Select This Link Ted Talk TEDx ScottAFB YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I125 The Storyteller's Secret 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
How to turn a Group of Strangers into a FCL-GSA-I064 1 Video Select This Link TED Team
HBR Article Collection: Leadership and FCL-GSA-I122 3.5 Article Select This Link HBR Managing People
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
FCL-GSA-I119 Self-Managed Teams: An insider's story 0.5 Video Select This Link Ted
FCL-GSA-I120 Kristen Hadeed and Screwing Up 1 Podcast Select This Link Everybody Matters
Video- FCL-GSA-I121 The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation 1.5 Select This Link Harvard YouTube
FCL-GSA-I116 15 Questions About Remote Work Answered 1 Article Select This Link HBR
Why Investing in Procurement Makes FCL-GSA-I117 1 Article Select This Link HBR Organizations More Resilient
FCL-GSA-I111 How Fearless Organizations Succeed 1 Article Select This Link Strategy + Business
Video- FCL-GSA-I109 Turn the Ship Around 1 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I108 The Finite and Infinite Games of Leadership 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
Amy Edmondson from Harvard Business Video- FCL-GSA-I107 1.5 Select This Link YouTube School at AVT Business School YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I104 How to Manage for Collective Creativity 1 Select This Link Ted Talks YouTube
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with Video- FCL-GSA-I101 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google People YouTube
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Dealing with Conflict: A Roadmap for Video- FCL-GSA-I095 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google Navigating Uncomfortable YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I096 Mastering Conflict 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I097 Six Keys to Leading Positive Change 0.5 Select This Link Ted Talks YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I098 How to be a Virtual Meeting Hero 0.5 Select This Link Stanford Graduate School YouTube
Psychological Safety At Work: What Do FCL-GSA-I099 1 Article Select This Link Medium Psychologically Safe Work Teams Look Like?
Video- FCL-GSA-I083 Negotiating the Nonnegotiable 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I085 Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance 1.5 Select This Link Talks at Google YouTube
Leadership Lab: The Craft of Writing Video- FCL-GSA-I086 2 Select This Link UChicago Effectively YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I087 Compelling and Confident Communication 1 Select This Link YouTube YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I088 The Power of Introverts 1 Select This Link YouTube YouTube
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Video- FCL-GSA-I089 How to Speak by Patrick Winston 1.5 Select This Link MIT Opencourseware YouTube
Video- FCL-GSA-I090 Leadership Styles and Adaptive Cultures 1 Select This Link UC Berkeley Executive Edu YouTube
Psychological Safety at Work: The Fearless Video- FCL-GSA-I075 1 Select This Link Drucker Masterclass Organization YouTube
FCL-GSA-I063 Guide: Understand Team Effectiveness 1 Article Select This Link re:Work
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Content Area 6: Cybersecurity Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
FCL-GSA-I154 Agile Cybersecurity 1 Podcast Select This Link Carnegie Mellon University
Improving the Cybersecurity of Emerging FCL-GSA-I141 1 Video Select This Link ITAU Training Technology
Classic and New Ways of Improving FCL-GSA-I134 1 Podcast Select This Link Federal News Network Cybersecurity
FCL-GSA-I135 Why is a Cyber Supply Chain So Important 1 Podcast Select This Link Federal News Network
FCL-GSA-I128 The Business Implications of Section 889 1 Podcast Select This Link Federal News Network
Secure Cloud Computing in Government FCL-GSA-I129 1.5 Video Select This Link Federal News Network 2020
FCL-GSA-I118 The Future of Cyber: Secure Coding 1 Podcast Select This Link SEI
FCL-GSA-I110 The Future of Cyber: Cybercrime 1 Video Select This Link SEI
Three Federal Government/DOD Cloud FCL-GSA-I079 1.5 Video Select This Link SEI Transition Issues and How to Prevent Them
FCL-GSA-I077 The Future of Cyber: Security and Resiliency 1 Video Select This Link YouTube
Information Technology: Agencies and OMB FCL-GSA-I065 Need to Continue Implementing on 4 Report Select This Link GAO Acquisitions, Operations, and Cybersecurity
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Step 1: FAITAS CLP Resource Step 3: Complete the Step 2: Choose your CLP Resource Source Registration Link Value Type Post Learning Survey
Overview of Risks, Threats, and Technical FCL-GSA-I044 4 Select This Link SEI Vulnerabilities Faced in Moving to the Cloud Report
Technical FCL-GSA-I053 Understanding Federal Cybersecurity 6.5 Select This Link Harvard Kennedy School Report
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