ALN Podcasts are now available at this link.
For this week’s ALN Th@4 on February 18, Amber Propert, Property Accountability Specialist, U.S. Department of Defense will be speaking with Jim Dieter, ALN CEO. Register at this link and see more below.
Below is information on the ALN Español webinar addressing professional certification on understanding of and use of ISO 55K on February 24, 6pm Eastern.
People
Amber Propert, Property Accountability Specialist, U.S. Department of Defense has informed ALN audiences in the past and has been a frequent attendee of ALN Th@4. It is an honor to have her spend time chatting about her work in an informal way. Ms. Propert has worked for the DoD for 13 years. She has a Bachelors in Information Technology, a Masters in Procurement & Acquisition Management and a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University.
Ideas
Autonomous Vehicle
Standards
A NextGov.com article makes the case that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration can use international, consensus standards to improve security and risk instead of having to pick from competing car company’s internal standards. The author, Jack Weast, Intel fellow and Mobileye Vice President, states that standards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will provide the most uniform approach to Autonomous Vehicle safety. The ALN supports the use of international, consensus standards as a standard operating procedure and expands on why there is value to the business process in a paper linked below.
Sources
Internal Controls
Richard Culbertson, ALN Board Member and ALN Senior Fellow has written a short paper with a lot of teeth. “Management Systems Standards Work Within an Internal Control Framework” states that adoption of management standards, including ISO 55K, is required by law for organizations that obtain or use funds from the U.S. Federal Government. In a few pages of text and extensive references, Mr. Culbertson provides some of the most targeted support for leaders wanting to improve mission outcomes in a structured manner. See the 5-page paper at this link.
ALN Photo Contest
The ALN is sponsoring an Asset Photo Contest to help populate our web site. Please send photos, or links to photo files, of your favorite assets to info@AssetLeadership. High-quality, horizontal images have a chance to be featured in our top banner. Other winning photos will be featured throughout the website.
Upcoming Events
ALN Th@4 Schedule – Thursdays at 4 pm Eastern – Register Here
February 18 –
Amber Propert, Property Accountability Specialist at the U.S. Department of Defense
February 25 –
Jennifer Tursi, Manager, Technical Committee Operations, ASTM International
Webinars
February 24 –
ALN Español – 6pm Eastern – Register here
Please let your Spanish-speaking colleagues in the U.S. and around the World know that the ALN Español team is starting a series of Spanish-language webinars focused on certification. The first webinar is February 24 at 6 pm Eastern and will address the value of ALN A55K Professional Certification, which is now available in Spanish. Speakers will include Daniel Ortiz Plata, A55K, ALN Senior Fellow; Cecilia Mowatt, Esq., A55K. President of ALN member organization Strategies In Site; and Leonardo Pinilla, Advisory Director, Strategy Asset Management, Colombia. The next webinar in the series will address organizational certification.