Maintaining capabilities against emerg- ing threats in an era of fiscal uncertainty remains both a priority and a challenge for the Army. Te Long-Range Invest- ment Requirements Analysis (LIRA) is one way we are attempting to keep up with emerging threats. LIRA enables the Army to look 30 years ahead, versus the five-year projections of the program objective memorandum process, with a strategic vision for balancing capa- bility gaps with limited resources. We are using the LIRA process to ensure that we balance emerging challenges within our base budget portfolio as we transition away from the OCO-funded environment.


BUILDING THE WORKFORCE As we apply the lessons learned from the past wars, we are also examining transi- tions that the acquisition workforce itself is facing.


One major challenge is that over half of the contracting workforce has fewer than 10 years of acquisition experience. In other times, this would indicate sim- ply that half of the workforce has room to grow as they gain more experience in procurement. Now, it also means that the workforce gained what experience it has entirely during war.


Wartime contracting is very different from contracting outside a period of con- flict. Te pace of wartime contracting tends to be much more accelerated and expedited, focusing more on execution instead of management and oversight. Now, we need to focus on better acqui- sition planning, requirements definition, sufficient price evaluation and oversight. It is time to balance execution with man- agement and oversight and ensure that our workforce has proper training and education. We have to build a workforce that can move with greater ease and


INTEGRATING CAPABILITIES


Members of the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion brief the Hon. Brad R. Carson, undersecretary of the Army, on the capabilities of the EMARSS, a critical component of future irregular warfare operations. One challenge facing the acquisition community is identifying ways to integrate new capabilities such as EMARSS into enduring programs, to capitalize on investment and ensure readiness against future threats. (Photo by SFC Kristine Smedley)


EXPANDING BOUNDARIES


Ground to Air Transmit and Receive Inflatable Satellite Antennas have increased the agility of U.S. forces, enabling them to achieve high-bandwidth network connectivity anywhere in the world from small deployable packages. That improved agility will be a factor in addressing future threats from ever-evolving adversaries. (U.S. Army photo)


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