ACQUISITION EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FY 2023 PROJECT MANAGER (GS-15) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST The application window for the fiscal year 2023 Project Manager Central Selection…
REMARKABLE SERVICE: Spisak delivered comments to members of the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) at the AAW Summit in September 2017. Craig Spisak may be retiring, but his legacy…
YOU’VE GOT A POINT: McGowan’s company now builds and sells many different types of high-quality audio equipment. (Photo courtesy of PS Audio) High-end stereo manufacturer PS Audio founder…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office TITLE: Program Integration Officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 YEARS OF…
A SHOT IN THE ARMP: Spc. Cassandra Acosta, a combat medic at Fort Stewart, Georgia, administers a COVID vaccine to a patient in a community vaccination event in April. Vaccinations…
ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER: After 35 years of public service, Spisak is retiring. He looks forward to more golfing and time with his wife. FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER…
by David A. Williams and Cathy VanderMaarel Editor’s note: This article provides updates to an article in the Fall 2020 issue of AL&T magazine that is available…
By Jason Martin Say Bert and Ernie are working together to push a heavy box on a dolly across the floor. (See Figure 1.) You want to conduct…
Big data gets the headlines, but most decisions are based on small data, and human beings are naturally bad with it. by Jason Martin The Army’s ability…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Test Center TITLE: Senior test officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 years DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in test and…
by Brandon Pollachek, PEO IEW&S ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 4, 2021)—A change of responsibility and retirement ceremony conducted virtually on May 26, marked the closing of…
SLEEK AUTOMATION: The Army’s new manufacturing capability will produce the 6.8 mm next-generation family of ammunition without affecting Lake City’s ability to deliver legacy 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm and .50-caliber…
By Rebecca Leonard Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) Army ammunition plants serve a vital role in producing ammunition for the U.S. armed forces. Energetic and inert materiel components are produced…
TESTING HEATS UP: After conducing cold-weather tests in Alaska, the IVAS team headed to Puerto Rico for testing in a tropical environment. (Photo by Courtney Bacon, PEO Soldier)…