JULY - SEPTEMBER 2012 FEATURES


FROM THE AAE 4


ACQUISITION 8


‘PORTFOLIO’ PERSPECTIVE


Provides essential long-term modernization focus


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42 CHEM DEMIL: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED


Army completes destruction of chemical weapon stockpiles, ahead of time and under budget


LOGISTICS DEMYSTIFY ING THE CPR


BG(P) Harold J. Greene discusses the significance of the Capability Portfolio Review process to Army Acquisition


14 A STRONG LENS


With Capability Portfolio Reviews, Army takes a holistic look at the health and effectiveness of acquisition programs


22 MATURING THE AGILE PROCESS


Army uses lessons learned from Network Integration Evaluations to institute faster, more flexible acquisition


28 BUY ING A BETTER RADIO


JTRS Enterprise Business Model seeks to ensure cutting-edge, interoperable Joint equipment


32 THE ‘NEW’ ACQUISITION WORKFORCE


Behind the Agile Process, individuals commit to getting dirty and making it work


38 FOCUS ON THE INDUSTRIAL BASE


International sales hold promise as Army, DoD look at mitigating risks to industry from U.S. spending cuts


ON THE COVER


Navigating a successful Capability Portfolio Review (CPR) includes many important steps. At its core, the CPR gives leadership an understanding of how a given system responds to Soldiers’ mission needs; its relationships to other systems; and potential efficiencies within the portfolio. All these questions are central to making decisions that will support mission success.


46 MISSION: MEDEVAC RECAP USAMRMC, PEO Aviation collaborate to upgrade Black Hawks with lifesaving capabilities


50 LOGISTICS IN ASYMMETRICAL CONFLICTS


An Israeli Solider and his colleagues examine several contemporary operations


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


56 FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATIONS Fabrication of displays on plastic will allow future Soldiers to have electronics everywhere


60 A MEASURED SOLUTION


Adapting and quantifying COTS technologies to protect Soldiers during HMMWV rollover accidents


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