By Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 2, 2019)—The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement is seeking nominations for the 2019 Secretary of the Army…
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FROM THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE DR. BRUCE D. JETTE The future force modernization enterprise has a vision to streamline acquisition, and a way to get there. Getting the right equipment…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES ATTENTION RATERS AND SENIOR RATERS: A reminder about the FY19 Senior Rater Potential Evaluations Army DACM policy requires annual completion of a Senior Rater Potential…
Over the course of her 17-year career, Susan Fung’s perspective has gone from micro to macro as she moved from the technical and developmental side of technologies to keep Soldiers safe to the bigger, more strategic aspects of project management and integrating those technologies into a Soldier platform.
Fort Belvoir, Va. (October 1, 2019)— Support of the future force involves countless people Soldiers are likely ever to meet: contracting specialists, researchers, procurement officers, lab techs, project managers, civilian…
OTAs are charting a new path to make sure warfighters in the future fight get innovative care. by Ramin A. Khalili Just a few hours after a trio of late-night…
by Kristine Faria Students in the Warren, Michigan, cohort of the Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL) Program took part in a field trip to General Dynamics…
Cyber Center of Excellence program aims to expand partnerships and close capability gaps through experimentation.
Army, Marines, U.K. collaborate to develop lightweight ammunition to reduce Soldiers’ load.
Acquisition Manager Kimberly McCleerey is recognized throughout the ammunition community as the expert to seek when a difficult acquisition problem arises.
Software acquisition doesn’t really fit with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. What is it—a product or a service? by Dante E. Milledge The world of software acquisition, which I work in,…
More than 150 active duty, Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participated in the two-day, 2019 Reserve Component Acquisition Training Summit on June 13-14, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Staff Sgt. Charles Prihoda COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 901st Contracting Battalion, U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Hood TITLE: Contracting noncommissioned officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 YEARS…
Adaptive squad architecture will assist in identifying, defining and maintaining interfaces, which will enable the squad to be managed as an integrated platform.
The Forge is an open door for industry to collaborate with the Army on cybersecurity operations, fostering innovation and speeding solution delivery. by Ellen Summey It’s a lesson most of…
The Army needs to embrace advanced manufacturing at the beginning of new system development to surpass potential foes. by Dr. Alexis Lasselle Ross In the future, advanced manufacturing techniques like…
By Jacqueline M. Hames In the future, what we call advanced manufacturing today will just be manufacturing. That doesn’t mean it will be obsolete, just that it will get more…
The Army’s xTechSearch competition creates an innovation pipeline to the small business ecosystem to enable next-generation technologies from nontraditional suppliers. by Dr. Matt Willis “The Army needs that private-sector…
The winner of the first xTechSearch works to scale itself and its product. by Zeke Topolosky and Dr. Matt Willis Adranos Inc. is a Purdue University-affiliated company that won the…
Olbricht took part in IDEAL—Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders—from June 2018 through November 2018.
Middle-tier acquisition authority features flexible prototype and fielding options. by Douglas Burbey, Mindy Gabbert and Kathryn Bailey The Army is employing one more option for programs of record to…
Fifth in a series of articles on how the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command is supporting the Army’s six modernization priorities. By Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins A fleet…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES: ACQUISITION TRAINING, EDUCATION AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACQUISITION INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Human Capital Initiatives…
China controls roughly 90 percent of the rare-earth materials used in high-tech manufacturing, but the United States, Australia and Japan are exploring new sources that could end the Chinese monopoly….
When it comes to leadership, Laura Wichlacz favors action over lip service. Wichlacz leads a team in developing and sustaining web applications and project management capabilities at PEO GCS that automate business processes “into solutions that bring the warfighters’ vision to life.”
Laser weapons, high-powered microwave weapons and hypersonic weapons are on the horizon for the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office. The office takes the products out of the lab, transitioning…
The Army awards billions of contracting dollars annually in order to support its mission. Historically, more than 20 percent of this total goes to small businesses. A strong small business…
Security Assistance Command explores how to expedite the process of getting rid of the Army’s old equipment. by Marcus Mackey The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) is demonstrating a…
Make a difference every day—that’s one of the principles that guides Jon Starkell in his work as an industrial engineer.
Soldiers of the 3rd BCT and Vanderbilt University develop a new business model without any explicit direction or permission from highest levels of leadership. by 1st Lt. Austin Herrling GPS,…
Army acquisition has been called many things. A team sport. A challenge. An opportunity to support the warfighter. To provide that support, staff at the Program Executive Office for Intelligence,…
Army acquisition civilians complete DOD program, build leadership skills for the future By Kristine Faria FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 15, 2019)—Fourteen civilians from the Army Acquisition Workforce completed the…
Internship program gives participants a look at SOCOM’s approach to acquisition. by Maj. Jonathan Harmeling “Very few people will ever be able to say they have been here,” the U.S….
Maj. Paul Flanigen COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Technology Applications Program Office, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command TITLE: Assistant product manager, Sensors YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 12, 2019)—The 51C Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Reclassification panel recently selected the following candidates for reclassification to military occupational specialty (MOS) 51C: Active Component Staff Sgt. Kim…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES: FROM THE DDACM: Strategic Evolution By Joan L. Sable DID YOU KNOW? Your Army DACM Office is hard at work! The Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW)…
