FIRST STEPS Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisi- tion, Technology and Logistics the Hon. Frank Kendall granted a Full Deploy- ment Decision (FDD) for GCSS-Army on Dec. 23, 2012. Tis decision permit- ted the PM GCSS-Army, a subordinate of the Program Executive Office Enter- prise Information Systems and Project Manager Army


ben-


suitability and survivability for use by the Army National Guard (ARNG), U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and Logistics Readiness Center (formerly Installation Directorate of Logistics). Te initial test results were positive as GCSS-Army moved into fielding its Wave 1 solution, which includes


supply and associated financial management functions. Enterprise Systems


Integration Program, to commence full system deployment, which will


efit commanders with near real-time status information regarding equip- ment readiness on which to base critical battlefield decisions.


In January, the U.S. Army Test and


Evaluation Command (ATEC) conducted the lead site verification tests (LSVTs) to evaluate GCSS-Army’s effectiveness,


GCSS-Army’s strategy to field the system in two waves is intended to reduce risk and turbulence in the receiving units. Wave 1 replaces


the Standard Army


Retail Supply System and its associated financial


systems. Wave


management 2


System – Enhanced. will


information replace


Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced and Standard


Army Maintenance the


GCSS-Army’s kicked off the aggressive Wave 1 fielding effort with successful implementations at the active Army’s Forts Lee, A.P. Hill and Myer, all in Virginia; ARNG locations in Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina and Iowa; and the USAR’s 85th and 87th Divisions and 335th Teater Signal Command. Tese were just


the start


of the massive worldwide fielding of GCSS-Army.


PREPARING FOR TRANSITION To ensure successful implementation of GCSS-Army, all Army units receiving it are participating in the OCM program. One aspect of OCM is a best practice called the “lead user program,” which is an Army-specific version of the “expert user programs” that many industries have used to reduce the productivity dip


INFORMATION UPGRADE


GCSS-Army replaces the Standard Army Retail Supply System, as well as the Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) and Standard Army Maintenance System – Enhanced. Here, Army property book officers assigned to units in Afghanistan prepare to sift through data in the PBUSE system to identify excess equipment in country on Feb. 20 during a property book officers’ conference at Bagram Airfield, Parwan province. The 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) coordinated the conference, which included subject-matter experts from the Pentagon and other major sustainment commands headquartered in the United States. (Photo courtesy of 1st TSC)


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