JANUARY–MARCH 2014 FEATURES


FROM THE AAE 4


ACQUISITION 8


LOGISTICS IN HA RD T RUTH, NEW OP PORTUNIT Y


Changing times call for Army and industrial base to collaborate on solutions


62 NEW NAME, NEW EFFICIENCIES Directorates of logistics become logistics readiness centers for more effective access to services and supply


68 PBUSE PLUS L AYERS OF CONCERN


Assessing the health of the Army’s industrial base is a complex task


14 SECURING THE BASE


DOD policymakers have complex array of tools to help protect industrial capabilities


20 PREPA RING FOR THE NEX T CONFLIC T


The Army looks ahead in balancing resources, readiness of organic industrial base


26 BULLE T LIST


Joint Munitions Command’s unique mission and capabilities magnify resource, readiness concerns


32 THE PROMISE OF PA RTNERSHIP S


AMC works to preserve OIB capabilities through cooperative arrangements with industry and others


36 GLOBA L STR AT EGY


International sales are increasingly important to the defense industrial base


42 FaC-TORI AL ANALYSIS


Fragility and criticality risk assessments help promote sound supply chain


48 C ASE IN POIN T


Preserving the forward-looking infrared industrial base poses instructive challenges, opportunities


54 NETWORK AF T ER NEX T


NIE consistency and more competition will drive industry innovation


NETWORK AFTER NEXT


Consistency, competition drive Army’s strategy


STEM STRATEGY USACE takes


multiple approaches to build workforce


MAKE OR BUY Innovative tool


weighs commercial, organic factors


DESIGN DEVELOP DELIVER DOMINATE ARMYAL& T ASC . ARMY. MIL JANUARY–MARC H 2 0 1 4


ON THE COVER The health of the Army’s industrial base is critical to the Army and the nation. At the heart of that base are the people with the knowledge, skills and abilities that keep the Army one step ahead. This image, from Westinghouse in 1942, captures the can-do spirit of those people.


CECOM Web-based logistics server solution creates property book system efficiency


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 72 IT STA RTS HERE


Army educational outreach to build science, technology, engineering and math talent helps grow the workforce of tomorrow


76 INVEST ING IN THE FUTURE


ERDC reaches out to the next generation of STEM professionals through multiple avenues


82 A SSESSING S&T


S&T initiatives and capabilities are key factors in understanding the health of the industrial base


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