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From the Acquisition Support Center Director
Technology, and Logistics (ASAALT). His distinguished career has spanned the acquisition arena and allowed him opportunity to gain vast experience with the DOD acquisition process and major systems acquisition. Dr. O’Neill comes to us after serving as a consultant and Chairman of the Board on Army Science and Technology for the National Academies and the National Research Council. From 2000 until his retirement in 2006, he served as Vice President and Chief Technical Offi cer of Lockheed Martin Corp. and previously as its Vice President, Mission Success and Operations, in the Space and Strategic Missiles Sector. Dr. O’Neill is also a retired Army lieutenant general. During his 34-year military career, he completed a combat arms tour as an infantryman, was wounded twice in Vietnam, and later reverted to Army Ordnance and became a uniformed acquisition specialist. Dr. O’Neill’s last military assignment was Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, reporting directly to the Under Secretary of Defense. It is indeed an honor to welcome such a distinguished leader into our AL&T community. I’m ready to follow Dr. O’Neill’s focus and priorities as he begins his journey as our ASAALT.
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Haiti Earthquake Relief On Jan. 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Within hours, U.S. military units were “wheels up” and under- way to the Caribbean country to provide humanitarian assistance. The ASAALT worked in tandem with the U.S. Army Materiel Command to ensure that supplies and infor- mation were directed to the appropriate damaged areas and contracting requirements were met. Program Executive Office (PEO) Enterprise Information Systems set up state-of-the-art satellite terminals to assist in delivering logistics and supplied Global Positioning System tracking devices for Army vehicles and watercraft. The U.S. Army Expeditionary Contracting Command established contracting centers in Port-Au-Prince and in the Dominican Republic, and the U.S. Army Sustainment Command provided generators and air conditioners for Haitian hospitals and orphanages. Shortly before press time, supplies had been delivered to more than 16 sites, reaching 2.6 million people. As the rebuilding process continues, our thoughts and prayers are with those who are providing help or who have lost or are missing loved ones in Haiti. If you wish, you can help support relief efforts in Haiti by donating to various organizations.
e are proud to welcome Dr. Malcolm Ross O’Neill as the new Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Section 852: Army’s Catalog of Opportunities Update Section 852 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-181, directed the establishment of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. This fund enables DOD to recruit and hire, develop and train, and rec- ognize and retain its acquisition workforce. The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) has used the fund to launch multiple programs that further the progression of our AL&T Workforce.
The 2009 Student Loan Repayment Program paid down 438 student loans held by AL&T Workforce members. For a com- plete breakdown of the recipient demographics, please see Page 34 of the October–December 2009 Army AL&T Magazine or visit
http://asc.army.mil/altmag/ to read the issue online. USAASC is again pleased to offer this incredible program to our AL&T Workforce and is preparing to launch an open announcement in the 3rd quarter of FY10. An e-mail blast will be sent to all AL&T Workforce members regarding the application process and program timelines.
Another pilot program offered in 2009 was the Civilian Incentive Program (CIP) of recruitment and retention incen- tives for the AL&T Workforce. The recruitment incentive identifies acquisition positions where incentives should be offered and awarded under authorities provided within Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 575.102. CIP retention incentives are available for Army AL&T Workforce members with unusu- ally high or unique qualifications, or when the organization has a special need for an employee’s services and the employee would likely leave federal service in the absence of an incentive. During the April 2009 CIP data call, the Army provided the AL&T Workforce 53 recruitment bonuses and an additional 103 retention bonuses centrally funded by the FY08 Section 852 and managed by Army AL&T Workforce commanders covering FYs 09 and 10.
The Army’s assumption of the Secretary of Defense’s (SECDEF’s) Growth Strategy is 5,085 personnel across the Future Years Defense Program. New Army hires will bring 1,885 positions/persons and contractor conversions (insourcing) will account for at least 3,200 positions. The Army plans on exceeding the insourcing target. Civilian Manpower Equivalent Documentation Panels were conducted to determine contractor positions that are inherently governmental or closely associated with inherently governmental. More than 4,000 of these posi- tions were determined to be acquisition positions.
Furthermore, in concert with the SECDEF’s Acquisition Workforce Growth Strategy, significant increases were made to the AL&T Workforce. FY08 Section 852 funded 88 Student Career Experience Program hires, 432 interns, 10 systems-of- systems engineers at the journeyman level, and one Highly
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