After setting up an innovation hub at CISA, Sabra Horne wrote a how-to book for other government organizations. by Michael Bold Two years into her stint working…
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ACQUISITION STRATEGY AT AUSA: Product Lead for Project Linchpin, Bharat Patel, second from right, goes over acquisition strategy with PEO IEW&S headquarters staff Oct. 11 at the AUSA symposium in…
LIVE FIRE: A Soldier fires the SIG Sauer rifle prototype during mobility testing at Fort Drum, N.Y., in August 2020. Rapid acquisitions and operational requirement development using MTA…
MULTIPURPOSE SUPPORT: Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) M1078 2.5 ton cargo vehicles are capable of operating worldwide across various terrains and in extreme weather conditions. (Photo courtesy of PEO…
SPOT CHECK: A Soldier checks his Nett Warrior during an Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment force-on-force field demonstration held on Fort Benning, Georgia on March 4, 2022. Nett Warrior uses smartphones…
Armored Formation-on-the-Move Network Pilot informs capability set designs. by Col. Shane Taylor, Col. Greg Napoli and Amy Walker Recent events in Europe and around the world are highlighting…
From the Army Acquisition Executive The Honorable Douglas R. Bush Speed is a winning strategy for the Army and America. The United States Army faces rapid change,…
OPTIONALLY MANNED MOCK-UP: U.S. Army Soldiers sit in a mock-up of the Soldier compartment of a potential design of an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle during a Soldier touch point at…
THE BIG CHILL: The Arctic tundra of Murmansk, Russia, at sunset. Murmansk features a subarctic climate with long and cold winters and short cool summers. In the city, freezing temperatures…
TEAM AID: Acquisition Innovation Directorate team members, from left, Ron Crevecoeur, Rachel Solis, Mike Hildebrandt, Aric Sherwood, Erin Rusnak, Monica Wilkins and Solaiman Afzal in February. The team has two...
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UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Maj. Kenny Torres of Army Futures Command demonstrates the pull-up bars during the command’s Murph Challenge event at Camp Mabry, Texas, on May 26. The Army…
OVERDOSE AVERTED: ORA staff are working with private sector pharmaceutical companies to develop a naloxone auto-injector—similar to the materiel pictured here—to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose on the…
THIS IS JUST A TEST: An AH-64 Apache aircrew conducts a simulated mission in the Combat Aviation Brigade Architecture Integration Lab, Apache systems integration laboratory. A decommissioned Apache fueslage is…
From the Army Acquisition Executive Douglas R. Bush The Army is improving and modernizing its software acquisition process to get Soldiers the technological advantages they need—fast. As…
SITE SEEING: Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, senior enlisted advisor at U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, talks with Soldiers assigned to the aviation maintenance unit of the Colombian Army base…
Precision-guided munitions fly to the sound of different GPS signals. by Paul Manz and Thomas Blenk On Oct. 12–14, 2021, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO…
GROUP GATHERING: TWI Fellows from around the country gathered for their annual midpoint meeting from March 26 to 28, at Sig Sauer headquarters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. …
HELPING HAND: Soldiers from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, work together to overcome an obstacle at the Leader Reaction Course on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in March 2021…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 1, 2022)—The Spring 2022 issue of Army AL&T magazine focuses on trends and developments in research, development, test and evaluation…
SYSTEMATIC STRATEGY: Military leaders, like grandmasters, must seek to understand the board, the position of the pieces and their own limitations and tendencies. (Images by Getty Images) The…
OUT WITH THE BATHWATER: Retirement brain drain is the loss of critical skills and experience required to maintain the workforce when seasoned employees retire en masse. (Image by Getty Images)…
STAND-IN: In January 2020, the U.S. Army tested Advanced Running Gear on existing Bradley vehicles for potential use on the future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona….
TAKING FLIGHT: An AH-64 Apache takes off at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, on June 24, 2021. (Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham, U.S. Army) Prognostic and predictive maintenance…
GUIDED TOUR: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) and Michael Abaie, program executive officer for PEO ACWA, toured the training center for the chemical weapons processing facility at the Blue Grass…
We’re all living in an experiment about the “future of work,” but DEVCOM’s leaders say the real secret of the future of work is that it’s really…
By thoughtfully destroying old habits and processes, the Army can challenge the status quo to become stronger and more powerful. by Dr. Bozena “Bonnie” Berdej, Col….
(Photo by Maj. Joseph Bush, 41st Field Artillery Brigade) “Unusual” approaches to materiel development can be the secret to innovative weapons. by James A. Sarruda and…
A new tank cartridge primer reduces manufacturing time and critical defects, improving overall ammunition safety for Soldiers. by Hjalmar “Jay” Canela For today’s Soldiers, maintaining…
ON THE RIGHT TRACK: Col. Gavin Gardner, left, commander of Joint Munitions Command, rode the rails with Capt. Danielle Chavarria, center, and Col. Stephen Dondero, right, commander of Crane Army…
by Ellen Summey FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Jan. 3, 2022)—The Winter 2022 issue of Army AL&T magazine takes a closer look at “Alternative Acquisition.” According to Nelson McCouch III, Army…
DOUBLE TIME: The IVAS program went from a concept to a rapid fielding decision in two years thanks to iterative, Soldier-focused design, alternative acquisition methods and innovations that leveraged existing…
LIDS TAKES OFF: Commercial off-the-shelf drones have already been deployed to deadly effect in combat, which explains why so many international allies and partners have shown interest in LIDS. (U.S….
REMOTE, NOT DISTANT: John Willison, DEVCOM deputy to the commanding general, participated in the “Managing a Remote Workforce” panel on May 25 during the Association for Talent Development government workforce…
TALENT, TODAY AND TOMORROW: Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth visited Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 19, where she met with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division. Wormuth said the…
OPENING REMARKS: The Hon. Ellen Lord, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, office of the secretary of defense public affairs, records opening remarks for the TEDxDAU…
