“Acquisition of services and software remain challenging, and
implementing sound cybersecurity throughout the acquisition system and the weapon systems it produces is a major need.
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President Biden had not yet sent nominations to the Senate for the positions of assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)) or undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. Nor had he named a secretary or undersecretary of the Army. But his transition team had named interim officials to fill key posts, including many in acquisition, as of Jan. 20. (See sidebar, “Keeping the Gears Going.”)
“Tis transition team was really focused on having people in place on day one that didn’t require confirmation,” said Terry Gerton, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Admin- istration, in a discussion of the transition process Jan. 24 on the news program “Government Matters.” “So they’re already up and rolling inside those departments and agencies.”
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Marion, principal military deputy to the ASA(ALT), took on the additional duties of the ASA(ALT) and principal deputy to the ASA(ALT) on an acting basis, while Rebecca E. Weirick, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army (DASA) for procurement, assumed the duties of Army acquisition executive as well. Brig. Gen. Anthony Potts, program executive officer for Soldier, temporarily took on the duties of principal military deputy to the ASA(ALT).
Since then, a new principal deputy has joined the ASA(ALT) team, as of March 8: Douglas R. Bush, a graduate of West Point who has served in a variety of staff positions on Capitol Hill. As of this writing, he serves as acting ASA(ALT) and the official performing the duties of the Army acquisition executive.
All six DASAs, the deputy for acquisition and systems manage- ment, the chief systems engineer and chief technology officer remain in those jobs.
KEEPING THE GEARS GOING
These are the transition team members the Biden administration has placed in senior Army and acqui- sition-related positions. All of those at the assistant secretary level and higher would need Senate confir- mation to assume permanent status. As of Army AL&T's publication date, appointees requiring Senate confirmation have not been announced.
Undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment (acting): Stacy A. Cummings, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for acquisition.
Assistant secretary of defense for acquisition (acting): Dyke Weatherington, deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategic, space and intel- ligence systems.
Assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (acting): Paul Cramer, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (installations).
Secretary of the Army (acting): John Whitley, assis- tant secretary of the Army (financial management and comptroller).
Undersecretary of the Army (acting): Christopher Lowman, assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7; formerly deputy assistant secretary of the Army (DASA) for acquisition policy and logistics and then acting principal deputy ASA(ALT).
ASA(ALT) (acting): Douglas R. Bush, who also is the official serving in the capacity of the Army acquisi- tion executive.
NO SHARP TURNS Judging from the responses that Austin and Hicks gave to policy questions put to them as part of the Senate confirmation process, the Pentagon for which they are now responsible is fully intent on continuing progress made by the previous administrations in modernization of materiel; creative use of the expanded variety of acquisition approaches Congress has made available to program
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