![IN BRIEF: First Lt. Kelsea Krauss, assigned to 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, briefs Soldiers on an upcoming exercise during Saber Strike 22 at Kazlu Ruda Air Base, Lithuania. The direct release of digitized software puts new capabilities into the hands of Soldiers in as little as half an hour. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Thompson, 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)](https://asc.army.mil/web/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ALTArticle_AgileSoftwareDeployment.jpg)
IN BRIEF: First Lt. Kelsea Krauss, assigned to 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, briefs Soldiers on an upcoming exercise during Saber Strike 22 at Kazlu Ruda Air Base, Lithuania. The…
IN BRIEF: First Lt. Kelsea Krauss, assigned to 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, briefs Soldiers on an upcoming exercise during Saber Strike 22 at Kazlu Ruda Air Base, Lithuania. The…
EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE: In supporting the Army’s Digital Transformation Strategy, training current and future Army acquisition leaders will equip those leaders with the knowledge and tools that are essential…
LESSONS LEARNED: Hacking and other malicious threats lurk online, stressing the importance of exceptional products to thwart these attacks. Contracts to develop these products can and will terminate if the…
ROCS TEST: Sgt. 1st Class Elijah Williamson, the U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (USAMTEAC) test officer, takes notes as a test player practice administering the Rapid Opioid Countermeasure…
A NEW CHAPTER FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: The story of Army modernization in 2023 is a story of software development, interoperability and continuously iterated and integrated software products. (Photo by Getty…
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD: After her son was killed during a late-night standoff with police, Adina Peyton was inspired to start a non-profit organization to provide mental health services to first responders…
DATA-CENTRIC VISION: Within the DOD, the vision has unequivocally been cast for a combined and joint force capable of seamless warfighting across all domains: sea, air, land, space and cyberspace….
ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES: ACC-A assumed command from Army Reserve Element on October 22, 2021 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. ACC-A is responsible for closing out the contracts supporting U.S….
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…
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…
MIND MELD: Soldier touch point events provided critical feedback for the Army’s test community. (Photo Spc. Ryan Parrl) CS23 enables Stryker squadrons to operate flexible network and situational…
LET’S SEE WHAT THIS THING CAN DO: A successful demonstration of RAIL’s capabilities was held in April 2021 at Anniston Army Depot, Alabama. (U.S. Army Photo by Mark Cleghorn) …
MODES OF CONDUCT: Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conduct mission command and network communications on-the-move, during the Army’s three-week Armored Formation On-The-Move Network…
Capt. Keyshawn Lee of the Army Software Factory conducts software development activities from his workstation. (U.S. Army photo by Austin Thomas, Army Futures Command) The Army Software…
WEATHER THE STORM: Lightning strikes behind a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2017. In a conventional conflict, the B-52 can accomplish strategic attacks, close-air…
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…
IN THE MIDDLE: A DASC is a middleman—located in the Pentagon, they can attend meetings and respond to tasks on behalf of a program or product management office, and then…
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…
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…
Microsoft Teams allows leaders to check in with their employees in real time and establishes a sense of community among workers. (Image by Getty Images) From the Director of…
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…
FOCUS ON FEEDBACK: ROWPU maintenance technicians describe commonly broken parts. From left: Julie Talbot, student; William Quimbayoglen, chief, Army Water Training Division; Brian Scott, student; Matthew Clayton, student; James Walker,…
OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTATION: Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton and Col. (Ret.) Teresa Schlosser visit an experiment to test the new bunker retrofit at Ft. Polk, Louisiana, in December 2020. …
THE PROPER TOOLS: The MSL degree program provides Army Acquisition Workforce members with the tools to think more critically about the acquisition process, advance expertise and become more persuasive influencers….
PLAN OF ACTION: Decision dominance enables combatant commanders to take decisive advantage in any situation. (Photo by Sgt. David Vermilyea, U.S. Army European Command) How to create first-contact-proof…
Pine Bluff Arsenal helps to produce the Army’s finest “soft wear.” by Rachel Selby and Justin Lieber Imagine you a have a mission so critical and specialized that…
IPT collaboratively identifies budget proposal needs to expedite the approval process. by Brooke A. Davis Either in developing it or consuming it, an appetite for cutting edge technology…
SOLITARY GRIND: Recent studies show that telework can expose employees to psychosocial risks such as feelings of isolation, lack of support, stress and overwork. (Getty Images) U.S. Army…
TEST RUN: Re-imagining Future Long Range Assault Aircraft means taking real data from flight tests and rigorously refining the requirements to meet the Army’s needs for flight performance, combat survivability,…
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Sandia National Laboratories researchers Candice Cooper, left; Shivonne Haniff, center; and Paul Taylor use a blast impact simulator to study mechanisms behind traumatic brain injury. Most…
HIGH PRIORITY: Collaboration among the joint services is a top priority for U.S. Cyber Command. (Photo by Josef Cole, U.S. Cyber Command/DVIDS) One small organization is…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 5, 2022)—The Summer 2022 issue of Army AL&T magazine focuses on software acquisition, how important it is to do it right,…
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…