strategic perspective needed by future Army acquisition leaders is nearly impos- sible to garner from experience within one specific area. Te Soldier and the Army Acquisition Workforce as a whole will benefit as each workforce member broad- ens his or her acquisition experiences and strives toward a strategic leadership role with these education, training and leadership


development opportunities.


We achieve better acquisition outcomes with a highly qualified and professional acquisition workforce.


THE FUTURE In this environment of fiscal uncertainty and declining budgets, an agile, adaptive and creative workforce is just as critical as one that is skilled and experienced. Acquisition program success, today and in the future, requires creative thinking along with


effective and efficient


execution. Better Buying Power 2.0 provides initiatives that encourage the Defense Acquisition Workforce to think differently about existing standards and processes.


Oftentimes we propagate processes because of historical success; however, we now operate in a vastly different environment than we did in the past dozen years. As we


transition from wartime


to sustainment and plan to incorporate emerging technologies to address evolving potential future threats—under great fiscal constraint—the Army Acquisition Workforce must challenge themselves to think creatively to provide the best capability to the Soldier in a timely and affordable manner. As Winston Churchill said, “Gentlemen, we have run out of money; now we have to think.”


To continue to provide the best capability to the Soldier, we must continue to modernize the force, even with declining budgets. We must


see to it


BUILDING A NEW GENERATION With nearly 31 percent of civilians in its acquisition workforce eligible to retire now or within five years, the Army must make a concerted effort to fill the pending gap in knowledge and expertise by “growing” younger professionals, such as through the Armyhire.com website of U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC). (Photo courtesy of ACC)


Soldiers maintain


combat today and in the future.


Ensuring that our Soldiers are equipped for the future battlefield starts with building


a strong


overmatch


foundation in our


Army Acquisition Workforce. With nearly 31 percent of our civilian Army


Acquisition Workforce eligible to retire now or within five years, we must fill the pending gap in knowledge and expertise that will result from the retirement of these critical workforce members. It will be a challenge to fill the gap representing the years and depth of experience we will lose with our retirees, but we can


that our


I APPLAUD EACH AND EVERY ARMY LEADER AND ACQUISITION EMPLOYEE FOR THE GREAT PROGRESS MADE IN ACHIEVING CERTIFICATION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.


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