professionals. If we’re going to get it right, it’s up to us to be a part of the solution. Our community needs us.
CELEBRATING PROFESSIONALISM In July 2004, MG N. Ross Thompson III, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and director, Army Acquisition Corps, presents the Team Excellence award to Hallock; Richard Franke, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; and Jeffrey Parsons, then-director of contracting for U.S. Army Materiel Command. TACOM contracting efforts succeeded in equipping the Iraqi armed forces and associ- ated security forces in support of Coalition Provisional Authority initiatives. (Photo courtesy of ODASA(P))
to stop almost any contracting action in its tracks—not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but potentially frustrating from the standpoint of bringing actions to fruition in a timely manner and in accordance with the requirements delin- eated at the start of a project or program. We might ask ourselves if this is the price to be paid for technology allowing us to be timelier in bringing stakeholders into the acquisition process.
On this 25th anniversary of the Army Acquisition Corps, during more than 12 years of which our contracting efforts have been focused on contingencies in two very different and challenging the- aters, we have reached a point at which we must wind down our battle rhythm, as we have before, and encourage our contracting processes to evolve. At the same time, we must figure out a way for the nearly 60 percent of our workforce
who have fewer than 10 years’ experience, all earned while contracting in a contin- gency environment, to step back and be aware of the consequences of our actions and how they best meet the needs of our customers. By doing so, we are training the next generation to be true business advisers to our customers.
Army contracting is a fulfilling profession and one that must continue to change with the times if we are to do right by our many stakeholders. Since arriving in the National Capital Region, I have had the good fortune to meet and engage with many good and influential people who continue to strive to make a dif- ference each and every day. I plan to be one of them. I believe we owe it to the entire acquisition workforce to engage with those around us and help each other succeed as we go about our business of meeting the nation’s needs as contracting
MR. HARRY P. HALLOCK was appointed the DASA(P) in July 2013. He manages the development and dissemination of policies, processes and contracting business systems; directs the evaluation, measurement and continuous improvement actions for Army contracting offices worldwide, which execute contracts for major weapon systems, base logistics support, construction and wartime operational contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan; and ensures the execu- tion of federal, DOD and Army regulations for acquisition, procurement and related business practices. As the functional career representative for contracting, the DASA(P) oversees the recruitment, training, certifi- cation and professional development of the Army’s contracting workforce. Hallock was recruited into Army contracting in War- ren, MI, and stayed in Warren through various positions at the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command before becoming a member of the Senior Service and the execu- tive director of Army Contracting Command
– Warren in 2007. Hallock earned an M.S. in program management from the Naval Postgraduate School in addition to his B.S. in business administration from the Uni- versity of Delaware. He also completed the LOGTECH Executive Course and the Federal Executive Institute’s Army Senior Leadership Development Program. Hallock is Level III certified in life-cycle logistics, program management and contracting, and Level II certified in test and evaluation engineering. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps and an early member of the Acquisition of the Future movement; in that capacity, he is already thinking ahead to the next 25 to 30 years and a future AL&T magazine article on what a half-century in the acquisition workforce might look like.
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