The Army has signed a new policy that fundamentally transforms the materiel release process, replacing decades of administrative friction with a risk-informed, enabling framework that delivers capabilities to Soldiers faster. The streamlined Materiel Release Policy reassigns materiel release decision authority to the Army’s newly established Portfolio Acquisition Executives, aligning the authority to release capability with the leaders accountable for delivering it.
TIME IS TISSUE: U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion and 5-159th Bourbon Dustoff conduct a medical evacuation simulation training exercise during Operation Viking at Muscatatuck,…
MASTER GUNNER 2022: Brig. Gen. Doug Lowrey, right, Mission and Installation Contracting Command’s commanding general, leads Soldiers and civilians participating in physical training, April 4, 2022, to kick off the…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Installation Readiness Center TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 19 ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS: Level II…
First in a series of articles on how RDECOM is supporting the Army’s six modernization priorities. by Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins To prepare for the battlefield of the future,…
The Army Office of Business Transformation aims to improve CPI to make sure the Army uses the right methodology for the right job, potentially saving billions By MG Camille M….
C4ISR Field Support Vision 2020: Preparing the self-sufficient force By Maj. Robert C. Moyer Since the start of contingency operations, the Army has acquired a variety of urgently needed quick…
By Maj. Bruce Hodges As part of recent government initiatives, the United States is continuing its “Pivot to the Pacific,” expanding and intensifying its role in that region. In…
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