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1: ARMY CHIEF SCIENTIST HONORED AT RETIREMENT Dr. Philip Perconti, former deputy assistant secretary of the Army research and technol- ogy (DASA (R&T)) and Army chief scientist, was honored for his 40 years of federal service during a May 27 retirement ceremony led by Douglas R. Bush, acting assistant secretary of the Army acquisition, logistics and technol- ogy (ASA(ALT)). “You need to know your craft. You need to be the best at your craft that you can possibly be. And when that happens, you wind up in an organization that is an extraordi- narily fun place to be,” Perconti said.
“Forty-one years total. Six in the Navy serving in the Pacific on destroyers at the height of the Cold War. But then, of course, to our huge ben- efit after that, 35 years with the U.S. Army as a scientist,” said Bush. “Some people talk about what service means, this is what it looks like.”
As the DASA(R&T), Perconti worked to im- prove collaboration across the science and
technology community, industry partners, pro- gram executive offices and the operational Army, and speeding technology-enabled ca- pabilities to the warfighter. He also established the essential research areas (now essential re- search programs), which set the course for ad- dressing the most important essential research that the Army Research Laboratory must do for the Army. Perconti led one of the Long Range Research Development and Planning Program Ground Combat groups alongside other DOD and intelligence community leaders to con- ceive emerging new technologies and capabili- ties that offset near-peer threat advances. This work led to the refocusing of nearly $1 billion in Army science and technology funding from legacy programs to transform the Army sci- ence and technology enterprise.
For his contributions in solving some of the toughest technology problems for the Army and playing a vital role in safeguarding our nation, Perconti received several awards, commendations and farewell gifts including the prestigious Distinguished Civilian Service Medal.
JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE
2: CHANGE OF CHARTER FOR JPEO-CBRND Douglas Bryce, left, passed the colors of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemi- cal, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) to Dr. Bruce D. Jette, then assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, during a change of charter and retirement ceremony Dec. 11 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mary-
land. Bryce retired after more than 28 years of civilian service and served as the JPEO since October 2015. He was the deputy JPEO for the 10 preceding years and served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps before entering civilian ser- vice, retiring as a chief warrant officer 3. Bryce was sworn into the Senior Executive Service in May 2010.
During the retirement ceremony, Jette present- ed Bryce with the Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, the Secretary of the Army’s Dis- tinguished Service Medal, the Chief of Chemi- cal’s Medal of Order, and the acceptance into the American Chemical Corps’ Order of the Dragon – Ancient Order.
Dr. Jason Roos, right, received the colors of the JPEO-CBRND and commenced duty as the new executive during the change of char- ter ceremony, hosted by Jette. Roos previously served as the deputy JPEO, the director of the Biosurveillance Management Office and the lead for the Joint Product Management Office for Biosurveillance–Provisional. He was sworn into the Senior Executive Service in November 2017. (Photos by JPEO-CBRND)
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