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Resilience Matters – Maj. Douglas Richardson

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The Art of Influence: Scaling from Direct to Organizational Leadership

July 2, 2026 in Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines, Policy & Planning

Leadership Insight: Deferred Consequences: Sustainment Risk in Experimentation and Prototyping

The Army is operating in an era defined by strategic competition with China, technological disruption and software-defined warfare. In response to acquisition timelines that often take decades, the Army has…
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June 29, 2026 in Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines

The Art of Influence: Scaling from Direct to Organizational Leadership

According to Army Doctrine Publication 6-22, leadership is defined as the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization. Leadership is…
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June 26, 2026 in AAW Spotlights, Behind The Frontlines, Career Development, From the Frontlines, Workforce

2026 ACMA Summit Success

Army Acquisition Functional Advisors representing the six functional areas and career advocates within major commands and organizations, known as Acquisition Career Management Advocates (ACMAs), came together to discuss key issues…
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Resilience Matters – Maj. Douglas Richardson

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Understand the Why Behind the Work – Ebonie F. McClintock-Bennett

From the DACM: Rebuilding the Army Acquisition Workforce for Speed, Agility and Results

ACQUISITION 360°

A comprehensive look at the end-to-end acquisition life cycle.

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Workers pack completed M1 Garand rifles for shipment at the Springfield Armory (c. 1940s), emblematic of the Ordnance Department’s mass-production “arsenal of democracy” that armed U.S. forces at scale.

History of the Army Acquisition Workforce and its Ongoing Transformation

RESPONSIBLE SPEED

BLACK HAWK ABOVE AND BEYOND

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BEEN THERE, DONE THAT

Insights from past Acquisition leaders and comparisons of historical and current technologies.

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Leadership Insight: Improving Public Sector Inefficiencies with Private Sector Solutions

An exercise to experience

Been there, done that: Beware the rush to failure

Been There, Done That: Think ready, be ready

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FACES OF THE FORCE

Highlighting the Army Acquisition Workforce and their contributions.

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Resilience Matters – Maj. Douglas Richardson

Understand the Why Behind the Work – Ebonie F. McClintock-Bennett

The Power of Positivity – Maj. Kenneth G. Welch

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Lead with Confidence and Respect – Nicole Vargas

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

A look at acquisition in action.

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Leadership Insight: Deferred Consequences: Sustainment Risk in Experimentation and Prototyping

The Art of Influence: Scaling from Direct to Organizational Leadership

2026 ACMA Summit Success

CPE ST3 Redefining Risk and Innovation Through Its People

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PROGRAM OF RECORD

Discussing the process of conceptualizing, developing, acquiring and decommissioning programs.

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The FLRAA team shows Col. Matthew Scher, the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade commanding officer, what his Soldiers can expect from the FLRAA in the 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment hangar on September 9, 2024. A tiltrotor aircraft, FLRAA will have the hybrid capabilities of both planes and helicopters. (Photo by Spc. Charles Clark, 25th Infantry Division)

TWICE AS FAR, TWICE AS FAST

In a simulation, Navy Lt. Anh Nguyen, a master’s student who is currently evaluating the use of the IVAS augmented reality software, initiates treatment of a wounded warfighter by displaying virtual hands that provide previously recorded guidance in the procedure. (Photo courtesy of Christoph Leuze, Nakamir Inc.)

NEXT-LEVEL REALITY

SEPARATION FROM SERVICE

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