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Embracing Acquisition Reform: A Critical Step for the Army’s Future

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The Risk of Inaction: How PAE Fires Took Calculated Risks to Rapidly Field the Mid-Range Capability System

July 21, 2026 in Behind The Frontlines, Faces of the Force, IDEAL

Chase the Experience, Not the Grade – Mark Dahilig

Mark Dahilig believes that the strongest careers are built by looking beyond a single lane. Experience and growth are best achieved by embracing a combination of cross-functional training within one’s…
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July 20, 2026 in Behind The Frontlines, From the Frontlines

The Risk of Inaction: How PAE Fires Took Calculated Risks to Rapidly Field the Mid-Range Capability System

“The Mid-Range Capability program is highly complex, operating at the intersection of joint operations,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Blackwell, Product Manager Mid-Range Capability with PAE Fires’ Advanced Fires Project Office.…
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July 16, 2026 in AAW Spotlights, Behind The Frontlines, Career Development, From the Frontlines, Workforce

Rebalancing Functional Area 51

The Army is leaning forward with a leaner, more efficient mantra by strategically aligning personnel into areas where they are needed most. To better align with the Army Transformation Initiative,…
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AAW SPOTLIGHTS

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Chase the Experience, Not the Grade – Mark Dahilig

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Rebalancing Functional Area 51

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Annual ASA(ALT) Acquisition Writing Competition Showcases Workforce Talent and Creativity

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Curiosity Drives Innovation – Byron A. Kight

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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Embracing Acquisition Reform: A Critical Step for the Army’s Future

Leadership Insight: Improving Public Sector Inefficiencies with Private Sector Solutions

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Been there, done that: Beware the rush to failure

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FACES OF THE FORCE

Highlighting the Army Acquisition Workforce and their contributions.

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Chase the Experience, Not the Grade – Mark Dahilig

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Curiosity Drives Innovation – Byron A. Kight

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Resilience Matters – Maj. Douglas Richardson

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

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

A look at acquisition in action.

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The Risk of Inaction: How PAE Fires Took Calculated Risks to Rapidly Field the Mid-Range Capability System

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Rebalancing Functional Area 51

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Prime For Change: The Change Leadership Playbook

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

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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.)

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SEPARATION FROM SERVICE

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