ARMY AL&T


PLUGGED IN


Staff Sgt. Micah Sheean, an electronic warfare specialist, communicates with mobile personnel during a training exercise in December at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Army RCCTO and PM EW&C provided new electronic warfare prototypes, funded in part through the OSD Rapid Prototyping Program. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Felicia Jagdatt, 2/1 AD Public Affairs)


in requirements as technology advanced. Te optical augmenta- tion project was simpler from a contracting perspective but less mature in its technical development, so the Rapid Prototyping Program financed more prototyping, integration and evaluation to get the technology ready.


For RCCTO, using the Rapid Prototyping Program funds also yielded lessons on how best to apply new rapid prototyping authorities and dollars in partnership with OSD. Most impor- tant to the process was keeping lines of communication open. Working through monthly status reports together, informing OSD of any upcoming training or testing events, remaining flex- ible and being forthcoming with information, such as changes to the capability, helped build relationships and ensured a smooth path for a still-evolving modernization concept.


Now, a fund RCCTO originally targeted as a short-term fix for its first two projects is becoming an enduring relationship and


a solution to help the Army bring urgently needed prototypes to the field.


For more information on RCCTO, go to: https:// rapidcapabilitiesof fice.army.mil/.


VANESSA PITTMAN is the business manager for RCCTO. She holds an M.S. in business administration from Lawrence Technological University and a B.S. in business administration from Oakland University. She is Level III certified in business – cost estimating and in business – financial management and Level II certified in program management.


BRANDON LITTLE-DARKU is a project lead for RCCTO. He holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from Boston University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Norfolk State University. He is Level III certified in engineering and in program management.


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