WHAT’S NEW? CATALOG OF FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS Now that fiscal year 2025 is upon us, newly published program announcements are available! Perhaps you’re interested in getting...
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TECH AWARDS: Young J. Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, speaks on stage during the xTech ceremony at AUSA, Oct. 16, 2024 in…
THINK DATA: Jennifer Swanson, DASA-DES, left, and Brig. Gen. Robert (RJ) Mikesh, deputy program executive officer for Program Executive Office Enterprise, right, highlight implementing data mesh across the portfolio as…
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: The Class of 2024 Army Acquisition Hall of Fame inductees are honored at the Army Acquisition Hall of Fame ceremony after receiving their medals. From left,…
MOVE ON THROUGH: Humvees and other equipment are loaded onto a train at the port of Livorno, Italy, to begin their trip to Eastern and Northern Europe. The EDA program…
TOP 5 BANNER PRESENTATION: Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth presented Best Places to Work banner to Lt. Gen. Robert M. Collins, military deputy director, ASA(ALT), middle, and Col. Barry…
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: Sgt. Elijah Tovar with the 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment Fox Crew, prepares to launch an RQ-11 Raven drone to conduct surveillance in the training…
A LOOK INSIDE: Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary for the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology joins Darryl Colvin, joint program executive officer for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground, Division B, Branch D TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Contracting professional EDUCATION: M.S. in management…
Fort Belvoir, Va. (October 10, 2024) — The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) has been recognized as one of the Top 5 Best Places to Work in the…
PACK OUT: An IAAAP employee prepares 155 mm rounds for load, assemble and pack, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Dori Whipple, Joint Munitions Command, Public and Congressional Affairs) Joint…
SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATION: DevSecSafOps draws parallels with DevSecOps by automating and integrating software safety testing during software development. (Photo by ThisIsEngineering, Pexels) Rapid software development with DevSecSafOps integrates safety…
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 3, 2024) — Capturing useful emerging technology and integrating it into modernization requires a deliberate and strategic approach. The Assistant Secretary of…
BASIC CBRN TRAINING: U.S. Army Spc. James Collins, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, secures his mask during a comprehensive CBRN training held by Headquarters and Headquarters Battery on…
WHAT’S NEW? FY25 STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The Army Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office is now accepting applications to the FY25 Student Loan…
RAISING AWARENESS: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, marked National Disability Employment Opportunity Month in October 2023 by wearing the various colors representing disabilities. The month raises awareness for…
TITLE: Military test plans analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Operational Test Command ACQUISITION FUNCTIONAL AREA: Test and Evaluation YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 7 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
PUTTING AI TO THE TEST: Soldiers assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, conduct drone test flights and software troubleshooting during Allied Spirit…
TAKING NO RISKS: U.S. Marines from the Chemical & Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) participate in a Product Manager Risk Reduction activity at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland in October 2023….
A CORE CATEGORY: Contracting is one of the six major functional areas in the Back-to-Basics framework. Col. Daphne Austin, right, 410th Contracting Support Brigade commander, takes Megan Dake, middle, the…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island TITLE: Supervisory contract specialist – branch chief ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: DOD contracting professional…
TAKING FIRST PLACE: Matt Willis, Ph.D., left, director of Army Prize Competitions and Army SBIR Program, awards Steve Cameron, Enveil, Inc. chief of customer service, a first-place award for xTechPrime’s…
COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES: Col. Chris Anderson and TGS Product Lead, Kathleen Wilt, PM IS&A, stand next to a PRS 11, while discussing TGS Lot G capabilities at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aug….
UPSKILLING: Blaine Perry, Redstone Test Center chief data officer, leads a data science upskilling class for members of the Redstone Test Center digital transformation community in June 2024, at Redstone…
TRIAGE SYSTEM APP: Developed by the U.S. Army MRDC’s BHSAI, APPRAISE-HRI consists of an Android app that collects heart rate and blood pressure data received via Bluetooth from a patient’s…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Project manager, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 20 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced in program management; Practitioner in…
CAREER MANAGEMENT UPHOLDING ACQUISITION POSITION STANDARDS As the fiscal year’s end approaches, this is a good time to check in on your acquisition career. Upholding acquisition position…
THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY: Chris Young, alongside his class of 105 direct commission candidates at Fort Moore, Georgia On August 16, 2024, Chris Young made history by becoming the first…
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT RONALD R. RICHARDSON JR. TRANSFORMING THE FORCE The Army Digital Transformation Strategy requires the Army to build a foundation for change….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, Joint Project Manager for CBRN Medical, Joint Product Manager for Chemical Defense Pharmaceuticals TITLE: Assistant product manager…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 20,2024) —The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) congratulates the Soldiers listed below for their selection into the 51C military occupational specialty (MOS)—contracting noncommissioned officer…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 8, 2024) – The Army Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office congratulates the 16 acquisition professionals selected to participate in the Naval Postgraduate School…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 8, 2024) – The Army Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Office congratulates the 15 acquisition professionals selected to participate in the Naval Postgraduate School Master…
PASSING THE TEST: Aberdeen Test Center’s electromagnetic environmental effects dynamometer with built-in turntable is the only one of its kind across DOD. It is engineered to test the effectiveness of…
DIALED IN: Soldiers with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) conduct mission command operations in the division command post during Operation Legal Eagle. The 21-day training exercise, held at Fort Campbell…
ACQUISITION AWARDS ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVES’ EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AWARDS There are still a few days left to submit nominations to the Army Acquisition Executive’s (AAE) Excellence in Leadership…
