Certifications: Preferred certifications include Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC), Society for Technical Communication credentials, Project Management Institute certifications, Federal Acquisition Certification, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act credentials, or comparable technical-writing, editing, document-management, project-management, or federal acquisition credentials. Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, technical communication, communications, journalism, business, public administration, information systems, acquisition management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.