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54 INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION International technology centers get innovative solutions through foreign partnerships


62 FACES OF THE FORCE: DR. GENEVIEVE FLOCK


Working globally, thinking locally


64 HIGH-PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGE Supercomputing for savings and tougher systems


70 SEAMLESS WAVEFORMS Rapid Innovation Fund enables the military, nontraditional contractors to work together


76 RAPID NETWORKING PEO C3T’s rapid radio readiness


83 SUSTAINING FMS ACQUISITIONS More than equipment is bought in foreign military sales


87 FACES OF THE FORCE: STAFF SGT. DAWIT GEBREYESUS


Education never depreciates


89 SOLID CORNERSTONE Cornerstone OTA benefits Soldiers and industry


FEATURE ARTICLES


94 MORE THAN A COMP E T I T ION XTechSearch is growing into a tech incubator


106 CCDC’S ROAD MAP TO MODERNI Z ING THE ARMY: SOLDIER LE THALIT Y


CCDC Soldier Center sets out to decrease the Soldier’s burden


113 INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY DASA(P), GSA get federal agencies to share solutions to similar acquisition challenges


117 REDEFINING THE NE TWORK Software-defined networking could get Army’s data moving faster


122 SOLUTION E VOLUTION USAMRDC workshops map technology landscape


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127 MOVING ACQUISI T ION Transportability engineering gets acquisition underway


131 THE LONG POL ES IN THE ACQUISI T ION TENT An innovative acquisition approach rapidly delivered encryption devices to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command


134 THE POWER OF THE PURCHA SE Category management creates a better buying approach


139 INVEST ING IN THE FUTURE New system strengthens Army GPS capabilities


144 FACES OF THE FORCE: SE AN BR ANDT Taking charge of the narrative


COMMENTARY


146 ENEMIES LIST Experts say there are five missteps in requirements that trip up program testing


WORKFORCE


152 FROM THE DACM: SP EEDING UP HIR ING AAW Recruitment and Sustainment Center of Excellence takes shape


155 WORTH IT Training With Industry expands officers’ knowledge of industry practices


159 C AREER NAVIGATOR: APP LY, LEARN AND CONQUER Spend a year working at Ford, Amazon, Intel or other industry leaders


162 THE BIG ASK Naval Postgraduate School upgrades graduate education for Army acquisition professionals


165 FACES OF THE FORCE: AMY K. L A RSON Lead where you land


167 ON THE MOVE


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