Acquisition Education, Training, and Experience Catalog Several educational and leadership opportunities are available in the near term through the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC). The updated Acquisition Education, Training,…
By MAJ Scott L. McKee and MAJ Ryan E. Ocampo Contingency contracting officers (CCOs) are supporting American fighting forces worldwide while simultaneously providing global humanitarian assistance relief, as evident in…
The first Prophet Enhanced (program of record) system was delivered to the 504th BSB providing Soldiers with the Army’s premier ground SIGINT platform. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Adornato.) By…
[author type=”author”]Ian M. Donegan and Steven A. Patarcity[/author] The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) is using technology, innovation, and creativity to achieve its energy security and sustainability goals of reducing consumption…
[author type=”author”]William G. Balliew[/author] The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) has established the first fully accredited unit-level Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulator system in the Army at Fort Rucker, AL, fulfilling…
Command Post of the Future is a command and control visualization tool that populates a computer screen with icons representing key combat-relevant information, such as troop locations and moving map…
[author type=”author”]Mark Schauer[/author] The effort to secure America’s borders has commanded enormous attention as a national security imperative for nearly a decade. As civilian law enforcement and military agencies gain…
[author type=”author”]SPC Jonathan Thomas[/author] It can be difficult for deployed Soldiers to get conventional dental treatment, but Army dentists at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, are testing a portable X-ray system that…
[author type=”author”]Brandon Pollachek[/author] Obtaining information, providing assistance, and forging relationships are very tough to do when first meeting people, but are even tougher when you are in a combat environment…
[author type=”author”]LTC Shon-Neil Severns and Holger Gerlach[/author] On March 21, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea (USAMMC-K) became the third Army Medical Logistics Enterprise organization to use the Theater Enterprise…
The Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Award Call for Nominations closes Tuesday, June 21, 2011. This award recognizes an acquisition workforce member who has demonstrated exemplary performance and has made…
A patent was recently granted for a process to safely train Soldiers in how to operate a variety of robots used in Iraq and Afghanistan to detonate improvised explosive devices…
[author type=”author”]Jill Lauterborn[/author] Business isn’t for the fainthearted. Consider the small business owner, who must shepherd a company through the entrepreneurial days of sweat equity to build a brand and…
[author type=”author”]Tracy Robillard[/author] Red. Blue. Green. These aren’t just colors; they are indicators that show potential to enhance the safety of U.S. warfighters. Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, are working…
The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) has selected 24 individuals and six teams as recipients of this year’s ACC annual contracting awards. Jeffrey P. Parsons, ACC Executive Director, presented the…
[author type=”author”]Kris Osborn[/author] The Army is planning to demonstrate the ability of wideband waveforms such as Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) and Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) to move voice, video, data,…
[author type=”author”]Claire Heininger[/author] The latest version of the Army’s friendly force tracking and messaging software will get a key tryout with Soldiers as part of the unprecedented combined test and…
[author type=”author”]Claire Heininger[/author] The Army will soon usher in a new approach to testing and delivering networked capabilities, with a six-week event that puts promising new technologies in Soldiers’ hands….
[author type=”author”]Kris Osborn[/author] Dr. Malcolm Ross O’Neill, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASAALT) and Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Rice…
[author type=”author”]Katie Cain[/author] As preparations for the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) kick into high gear, Soldiers, engineers, combat developers, and test officials are joining forces at Fort Bliss, TX,…
Upcoming Training Opportunities The Excellence in Government Fellowship (EIGF) announcement is open from July 12 through Aug. 26. The EIGF is a leadership program conducted by the Partnership for Public…
LTG William N. Phillips No doubt you’ve been hearing a lot about efficiencies and budget restraint, and about “doing more without more.” But you may not know that a few…
[author type=”author”]John Snyder[/author] As our country struggles with a worldwide recession, a large-caliber weapon manufacturing facility on a small parcel of land in upstate New York is dealing with its…
Sara Baragona What started as an idea of how to make training more realistic for medics has developed into a commercial product used by numerous military and civilian…
[author type=”author”]Christopher J. Mewett[/author] Faced with the challenge of new programs and authorities, support for two wars and several contingency operations, and a dramatic upsurge in case value and visibility,…
LTG Phillips spoke to the entire class at the last PMT 401 Service Day (24 March), and Mr. Spisak also attended and spoke to the Army students. The morning session…
[author type=”author”]Miranda Myrick[/author] [raw][image align=”right” caption=”Mechanics from left, Jonathan McDowell, Gwen Welcher, and Jason Martin inspect an M113 armored personnel carrier Jan. 12 in ANAD’s Nichols Industrial Complex. (U.S. Army…
By John Daniele The Romanian armed forces’ training vision is to prepare leaders, Soldiers, and units for operational missions in support of NATO-International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan and Kosovo,…
[author type=”author”]LTC Richard L. Williams[/author] As the Assistant Product Manager (APM) responsible for International Apache Programs, within Program Executive Office Aviation’s Project Manager Apache, I was asked numerous times about…
[author type=”author”]Mark Schauer[/author] [raw][image align=”right” caption=”Afghanistan’s hard-to-traverse terrain and a rapidly moving enemy are two reasons that the mortar is a weapon of choice for the American military there. Here,…
While reading a ski magazine in 2008, Penn State University engineering student Adam Druga had a flash of inspiration that set him on a path he called “absolutely adventurous.” But…
Robert E. Coultas The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) Competitive Development Group/Army Acquisition Fellowship (CDG/AAF) Program graduated six Fellows and inducted 13 at its Orientation, Induction, and Graduation March…
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