JULY - SEPTEMBER 2012


FEATURES


CONTRACTING 66 CLOSING A SECURITY GAP


MS. HEIDI SHYU


Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology 


Integrating antiterrorism measures into the contract support process reduces vulnerability


72 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE EDITORIAL BOARD


LTG(P) DENNIS L. VIA  Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command


LTG JEFFREY W. TALLEY  


 CG, U.S. Army Reserve Command


LTG WILLIAM N. PHILLIPS Director, Army Acquisition Corps and Director, Acquisition Career Management


LTG SUSAN S. LAWRENCE 


MG JAMES K. GILMAN CG, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command


BG(P) HAROLD J. GREENE Assistant Deputy for Acquisition and Systems  (OASAALT)


WIMPY D. PYBUS


Deputy ASA (DASA) for Acquisition Policy and Logistics, OASAALT


DONALD C. TISON Acting U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G-8


DR. JEFFERY P. HOLLAND  Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


ROY A. WALLACE Assistant DCS, G-1


THOMAS E. MULLINS DASA for Plans, Programs, and Resources, OASAALT


KEITH B. WEBSTER DASA for Defense Exports and Cooperation, OASAALT


LEE THOMPSON


DASA for Strategy and Performance Planning, OASAALT


DR. MARILYN M. FREEMAN DASA for Research and Technology, OASAALT


CARMEN J. SPENCER DASA for Elimination of Chemical Weapons, OASAALT


KIM DENVER DASA for Procurement, OASAALT


CRAIG A. SPISAK Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)


NELSON MCCOUCH III Executive Secretary, Editorial Board, USAASC


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ACC gathers expertise, experience to solve business problems in four complex areas of contracting


76 COST MANAGEMENT LEADERS


CAM-I Target Costing Best Practices Interest Group provides guidance and support in critical area


CRITICAL THINKING


82 KEEPING THE PORTFOLIO PROFITABLE For Volkswagen of America, it boils down to quality, balance, and branding


EFFICIENCIES 88 COVERING THE FIELD


 efficient system support


92 A HUB FOR LESSONS LEARNED


AMSAA establishes a place to collect successes, analyze failures, and share best practices from acquisition programs


98 DOTmLPF + dotMlpf = DOTMLPF


 an unusual combined in-theater assessment


104 SHARING SERVICES, SAVING MONEY


By leveraging commonality of functions, PD TIS improves customer support and reduces costs


109 DOLLARS & SENSE


Tracking ASAALT’s efforts to identify and meet cost-saving and cost-avoidance goals


82 2 Army AL&T Magazine


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