MAKING PROGRESS
Industry representatives take part in a panel discussion at the third Army Innovation Summit in August 2016: from left, David S. Bem of PPG Industries Inc.; Jesse Nunn, Future Research Corp; William “Bill” Phillips, Boeing Defense, Space & Security; and Dr. Robie Samanta Roy, Lockheed Martin Corp. The summits have explored ways the Army and industry can legitimately work together more closely to get the best possible capabilities to the warfighter faster. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eben Boothby, AMC Public Affairs)
assessments (AWAs) and the network integration evaluations (NIEs), the Army’s two primary means to provide Soldier feedback on emerging concepts and capabilities in demanding, opera- tionally realistic settings. Both events are designed to deliver
the Mission Com-
mand Network 2020 and assess interim solutions to AWFCs.
“So,” Van De Hey explained, “there was a pretty robust element that was highly involved with some of what’s happening with the future of the military, and then we brought in the science and technology piece, which does everything from work- ing with DARPA [the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency] to the differ- ent science boards to working with other
elements, such as megacities, subterrain, counter-UAS [unmanned aerial systems], to major efforts such as FVL, or Future Vertical Lift.”
Te rapid capabilities element was also quite familiar with the Army governance process, including working with the Office of the ASA(ALT) to help shape and influence budgetary planning through the program objective memorandum to support various S&T efforts developed with the Army centers of excellence.
Industry also is, more than ever, a criti- cal player in speeding up the acquisition machine, Dyess said, and is a central focus of ARCIC’s efforts. “Tere’s no prohibition against good ideas,” he said.
“No matter how you slice it, collaboration does remain key to this.”
Te Army Innovation Summits have made cautious strides toward identi- fying barriers between government and industry, particularly during the requirements-generation process. Te third and most recent summit, held in August 2016 in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the first in which industry was invited to participate, but to a limited extent as recommended by government lawyers.
Legal concerns—some of them unfounded, DOD acquisition leaders have stressed—have discouraged Army officials from sharing information on program plans with industry in the past.
Summit participants agreed that the government needs to do a better job of telling industry what it wants, Dyess said. “Tere’s no forum for industry to address the government to [have it] tell them what it wants, and particularly the Army.” Another barrier identified during the summit, he said, was that “small busi- nesses really just don’t have a chance to break in.”
TRADOC and ARCIC responded quickly to both concerns. First, they introduced the Forum for Innovative Novel Discovery (FIND) at the Associa- tion of the United States Army Annual
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