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Blenk, right, with Craig Freed, chief engineer of the Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter, DEVCOM-AC, conducting a pre-live-fire software check of the Network Assisted Assured Global Positioning System for the programs live-fire demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona on November 17, 2016. (Photos courtesy of Thomas Blenk)

Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force

January 20, 2026

Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable – Thomas Blenk

Stepping into a new and unfamiliar role can be intimidating, but it’s often the fastest…

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Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force

January 6, 2026

Mind Over Management – Sean Brandt

Discipline, focus and adaptability are just a few of the qualities that connect martial arts…

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Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force

December 23, 2025

Keeping It Real – Staff Sgt. Ian W. Kang

Authenticity in the workplace isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a catalyst for genuine connection and…

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Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force

December 9, 2025

EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY – Svetislav (Steve) Petrusevic

As a systems engineer, Svetislav (Steve) Petrusevic believes that every role is an opportunity to…

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Faces of the Force featured image Sgt. Summer McMahon

Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force TWI

November 18, 2025

POWER BEYOND PAPERWORK – Staff Sgt. Summer L. McMahon

In this edition of Faces of the Force, Staff Sgt. Summer L. McMahon shares that…

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Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force TWI

September 23, 2025

HONE YOUR CRAFT – Maj. Timothy Hancock

In both his career and personal life, Maj. Timothy Hancock carries a simple philosophy: always…

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Behind The Frontlines Faces of the Force

September 9, 2025

BE THE LEADER YOU WISHED YOU HAD – SSG Jordan Kennedy

Modeling the leadership qualities you value builds trust and credibility with those in your personal…

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Army ALT Magazine Faces of the Force

August 27, 2025

PURSUE AND PROSPER – DAVID CHIN

Learn more about David Chin and his career advice to always be open to learning…

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Army ALT Magazine Faces of the Force

August 13, 2025

EMBRACE CHANGE – STACEY MILLER

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Logistics management specialist…

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There are many activities that DAU-SSCF includes, such as a program management course and leadership courses. There are plenty of topics to learn with DACM. (Photo by Kevin C. McDevitt, U.S. Army Support Activity, Fort Dix)

Army ALT Magazine Career Development Workforce

July 24, 2025

From the DACM: Future-Proofing the AAW

The Army Acquisition Workforce is entering a new era of efficiency and effectiveness.

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Army ALT Magazine Faces of the Force

July 9, 2025

THE ART OF ACQUISITION – CHELSEA CESPEDES

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Network TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS…

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Career Development DACM Office Hot Topics

July 1, 2025

July 2025 Hot Topics

OPPORTUNITIES FY26 DAU TRAINING SCHEDULE OPENS JULY 17 Starting July 17, DAU’s entire FY26 schedule…

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Army ALT Magazine Workforce

June 5, 2025

From the DACM: Answering the Call

WHEN DISASTER STRIKES Former U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth joins USACE Commanding General…

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Career Development DACM Office Hot Topics

June 3, 2025

June 2025 Hot Topics

YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR CAREER - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Don’t let the winds of…

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Career Development DACM Office Hot Topics

May 6, 2025

May 2025 Hot Topics

OPPORTUNITIES NEW DATE ANNOUNCED - FY26 DAU TRAINING SCHEDULE Originally scheduled for May 20, a…

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Career Development DACM Office Hot Topics

April 1, 2025

April 2025 Hot Topics

AWARDS IT’S ACQUISITION AWARDS SEASON! In preparation for the forthcoming 2025 Army Acquisition Awards season,…

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Career Development DACM Office Hot Topics

March 3, 2025

March 2025 Hot Topics

Opportunities OPENING SOON – APPLY TO THE NPS-MSSPM AND NPS-MSSE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Two education opportunities…

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Career Development DACM Office Hot Topics

February 4, 2025

February 2025 Hot Topics

What's New NEW CREDENTIALS Five new credentials are now available to those interested…

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JUMPING THE GUN: U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2/11 IBCT(A) conduct a jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-1 exercise at Malemute Drop Zone, Alaska, in November 2023. (Photo by Mysti Bicoy, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard)

Science & Technology

July 30, 2024

REVOLUTIONIZING AIRBORNE ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND

JUMPING THE GUN: U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2/11 IBCT(A) conduct a jump from a…

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Career Development Science & Technology

June 12, 2024

SERVING THE DIGITAL ENTRÉE

(Image by Nataliia Mysak, Getty Images) CAREER NAVIGATOR The push to equip the Army…

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BUILDING A DIGITAL WAREHOUSE FOSS can be compared to a massive warehouse with digital building blocks that can be assembled into custom solutions to meet operational needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Lutz, 982nd Signal Company)

Policy & Planning Science & Technology

May 29, 2024

THE POWER OF FOSS

BUILDING A DIGITAL WAREHOUSE: FOSS can be compared to a massive warehouse with digital building…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

December 5, 2023

LOGISTICS FOR DATA

DATA ARCHITECTURE: Through the use of data architecture, data architects can achieve data individuality, cataloging,…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

October 18, 2023

DIGITAL ENGINEERING FOR ALL

FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT: Engineers turned to digital engineering to release a model of the barrage…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 20, 2023

LOGISTICS FOR DATA

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: The Army is developing a concept of operations for decision-driven data to…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

July 3, 2023

ACCELERATING SUPERIORITY

How OTA consortia are delivering for defense acquisition and our warfighters. by…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 22, 2023

THE ARMY GOES LOCATION INDEPENDENT

LOCATION BASED CHALLENGES: Service members face a host of location-based challenges to their service, from…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 12, 2023

ARMOR FOR THE ARCTIC

DETERRENCE UPGRADE: A CATV travels cross-country at the Cold Region Test Center, Alaska. An armored…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

May 22, 2023

MENTORING PROGRAM GAINS MOMENTUM IN THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

ACROSS THE ARMY: Branches of the FMMP exist throughout the Army—another branch just launched in…

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Army ALT Magazine General

April 4, 2023

ARMY AL&T SPRING ISSUE EXAMINES NEW CAPABILITIES AND CONCEPTS

by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 4, 2023) — “New capabilities and…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

March 16, 2023

SERVING UP DATA

GATHER THE DATA: Making consumable information out of raw data begins with harvesting data from…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

February 6, 2023

GENERATION GENERATION

How new artificial intelligence tools are transforming the Army. by Thom Hawkins…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 30, 2023

A WAR FOR TALENT

ON DISPLAY: Cadets were particularly interested in the Next Generation Squad Weapons display and the…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 23, 2023

THE ARMY’S DATA (AD)VANTAGE

DATA-CENTRIC ADVANTAGE: The Army Vantage data platform gives Soldiers the capability, using a suite of…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 18, 2023

DIGITAL OVERHAUL

DATA AMMUNITION: Data and information feed the targeting systems, order the spare parts to maintain…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 3, 2023

FIRST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TRAINING

EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE: In supporting the Army’s Digital Transformation Strategy, training current and future…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

December 21, 2022

SWIFT ANTIDOTE

ROCS TEST: Sgt. 1st Class Elijah Williamson, the U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development General Science & Technology

December 19, 2022

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

A NEW CHAPTER FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: The story of Army modernization in 2023 is a…

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General Science & Technology

December 14, 2022

SUPERIOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

Developers from ERDC’s Enhanced Terrain Processing effort demonstrate their binary built-up areas tool to Sgt.…

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Army wins three Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards for 2022

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December 7, 2022

ARMY WINS THREE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AWARDS FOR 2022

WASHINGTON (Dec. 7, 2022)—The Army claimed three winners in the 2022 Defense Acquisition…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

December 1, 2022

BLUEPRINT FOR INNOVATION

After setting up an innovation hub at CISA, Sabra Horne wrote a how-to…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

November 21, 2022

BIG MOVES FOR SMALL ARMS SYSTEMS

LIVE FIRE: A Soldier fires the SIG Sauer rifle prototype during mobility testing at Fort…

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IDEAL

November 14, 2022

2022 IDEAL GRADUATES RECOGNIZED

by Kristine Faria Congratulations to the graduates of the fiscal year 2022 Inspiring…

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Science & Technology

October 24, 2022

ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT MODERNIZATION PLAN

Holston Army Ammunition Plant, a government-owned contractor-operated facility in Tennessee manufactures RDX and HMX explosives…

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WELL DESERVED AWARD: Honorary plaques are presented to the four inductees (and family members of the deceased award recipients) at the Army Acquisition Hall of Fame award ceremony held during the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 12 in Washington, D.C. The plaques will be hung in an Army Acquisition Hall of Fame display in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology’s hallway in the Pentagon. (Photos provided by Stefanie Pidgeon)

Career Development

October 21, 2022

INAUGURAL CLASS INDUCTED INTO ARMY ACQUISITION HALL OF FAME

WELL DESERVED AWARD: Plaques are presented to the four inductees (and family members of the deceased…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

October 5, 2022

LEVERAGING MOBILE NETWORK PILOT TO ASSESS ANTI-JAM CAPABILITIES

MODES OF CONDUCT: Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division…

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Science & Technology

October 3, 2022

FUELING NETWORK MODERNIZATION

Armored Formation-on-the-Move Network Pilot informs capability set designs. by Col. Shane Taylor, Col.…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 26, 2022

FOR SOLDIERS BY SOLDIERS

Capt. Keyshawn Lee of the Army Software Factory conducts software development activities from his workstation.…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 22, 2022

THE LEGEND CONTINUES

WEATHER THE STORM: Lightning strikes behind a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development LEAD

September 19, 2022

BECOMING THE MIDDLEMAN

IN THE MIDDLE: A DASC is a middleman—located in the Pentagon, they can attend meetings…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 15, 2022

HOT AND COLD

THE BIG CHILL: The Arctic tundra of Murmansk, Russia, at sunset. Murmansk features a subarctic…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 8, 2022

FIT FOR THE FUTURE

UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Maj. Kenny Torres of Army Futures Command demonstrates the pull-up bars…

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THIS IS JUST A TEST An AH-64 Apache aircrew conducts a simulated mission in the Combat Aviation Brigade Architecture Integration Lab, Apache systems integration laboratory. A decommissioned Apache fueslage is used for the development, integration and testing of new systems. (U.S. Army photo)

Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

August 24, 2022

SHAPING AVIATION’S FUTURE

THIS IS JUST A TEST: An AH-64 Apache aircrew conducts a simulated mission in the…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

August 16, 2022

FIRST IN CLASS

THE PROPER TOOLS: The MSL degree program provides Army Acquisition Workforce members with the tools…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

August 3, 2022

UNSTOPPABLE PLANS

PLAN OF ACTION: Decision dominance enables combatant commanders to take decisive advantage in any situation.…

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Science & Technology

July 28, 2022

SOFTWARE ACQUISITION

From the Army Acquisition Executive Douglas R. Bush The Army is improving…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

July 21, 2022

CHAT ME ON TEAMS

SOLITARY GRIND: Recent studies show that telework can expose employees to psychosocial risks such as…

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Faces of the Force

July 12, 2022

EXPERIENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF

TITLE: Contract specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Theater Contracting Center, 409th Contracting Support Brigade ACQUISITION CAREER…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 27, 2022

SOFTWARE, LAUNCHED

TROOP TRAINING: Soldiers receive additional HIMARS launchers and training from the STORM Project Office. (Photo…

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Science & Technology

June 21, 2022

CODE WORD FOR CAPABILITY

Precision-guided munitions fly to the sound of different GPS signals. by Paul Manz…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 13, 2022

Then & Now

THE FIRST OF ITS KIND: Number Crunching circa 1935: U.S. electrical engineer and scientist Dr.…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 8, 2022

THE IMPERATIVE

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: As the keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Business Analytics Symposium held at…

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Career Development

May 31, 2022

FEELING THE BURN(OUT)

Career Navigator Overworked and overwhelmed? You may be experiencing burnout. by Jacqueline…

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Career Development

May 31, 2022

BEYOND THE BASICS

From the Director of Acquisition Career Management Ronald R. Richardson Jr. New…

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Science & Technology

May 9, 2022

The JTNC Pushes Framework for Electronic Warfare and Resiliency Evaluation of Tactical Communications Products

by Kathy Klinar, JTNC Innovation Branch Lead As part of the…

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FITS LIKE A GLOVE: Dr. Muthu Wijesundara (left) is fitted with the ReHeal Glove. (Photo provided by University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute)

Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

May 9, 2022

THE MAGIC GLOVE

FITS LIKE A GLOVE: Dr. Muthu Wijesundara (left) is fitted with the ReHeal Glove. (Photo…

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Career Development TWI

April 27, 2022

MIDPOINT DESTINATION: SIG SAUER

GROUP GATHERING: TWI Fellows from around the country gathered for their annual midpoint meeting from…

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DACM Office Hot Topics General

April 25, 2022

APRIL DACM NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS RDT&E

by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 25, 2022)—Research, development, testing and…

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Army ALT Magazine

April 19, 2022

ROADMAP TO MODERNIZATION

HELPING HAND: Soldiers from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, work together to…

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Career Development General Science & Technology

April 14, 2022

BREAKING BARRIERS

PURSUIT OF STEM: Charneta Samms encourages female students to study STEM sciences. (Photo courtesy of…

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Women’s roles have become more influential over the past decade, DiVito said. Here, investigator Dr. Keersten Ricks programs software to scan a lateral flow test to determine whether a sample is positive or negative for COVID-19 antibodies at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). (Photo by John W. Braun Jr., USAMRIID)

Army ALT Magazine Career Development Science & Technology

April 12, 2022

WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE

RISING INFLUENCE: Women’s roles have become more influential over the past decade, DiVito said. Here,…

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General

April 5, 2022

INTEGRATED MEDICAL LOGISTICS

SUPPLY IN THE SKY: Soldiers from the 563rd Medical Logistics Company, then a tenant unit…

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Soldier touch points were crucial in the development of the IVAS, and will remain an important factor in future RDT&E efforts. (Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Army ALT Magazine Career Development Science & Technology

April 4, 2022

BLAZING OUR TRAIL

LEARN FROM THE USER: Soldier touch points were crucial in the development of the IVAS,…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

March 28, 2022

DECISION DOMINANCE

SYSTEMATIC STRATEGY: Military leaders, like grandmasters, must seek to understand the board, the position of…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

March 24, 2022

FILLING THE BATHTUB

OUT WITH THE BATHWATER: Retirement brain drain is the loss of critical skills and experience…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

March 17, 2022

THE MAINTENANCE FORECAST

TAKING FLIGHT: An AH-64 Apache takes off at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, on June 24,…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

March 16, 2022

CARBON COPY

TOTAL COVERAGE: U.S. Army Spc. Justin Earnhart pulls security while wearing a joint service general…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

March 10, 2022

NEW LIFE

MY TURN: Col. Joseph Parker, right, Corpus Christi Army Depot commander, takes the aircraft key…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

March 9, 2022

CAREER NAVIGATOR: A PORT IN THE STORM

ROUGH SEAS: The stakeholder network can answer a boat-load of questions and help workforce members…

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Army ALT Magazine

March 7, 2022

UPGRADE TO DESTRUCTION

GUIDED TOUR: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) and Michael Abaie, program executive officer for PEO…

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Career Development

March 2, 2022

THE FUTURE OF WORK—LIVING THE EXPERIMENT

We're all living in an experiment about the "future of work," but…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

February 24, 2022

THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF SOLDIER TOUCH POINTS

NIGHT VISION: Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division participates in a nighttime touch point at…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 23, 2022

DRIVING CREATIVE DESTRUCTION

By thoughtfully destroying old habits and processes, the Army can challenge the…

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DACM Office Hot Topics General

February 8, 2022

FEBRUARY DACM NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS BACK-TO-BASICS

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Feb. 8, 2022)—The new “Back-to-Basics” talent management framework is finally…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 7, 2022

FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD

(Photo by Maj. Joseph Bush, 41st Field Artillery Brigade) "Unusual" approaches to…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

February 2, 2022

THE CYBER EXPERIMENT

Defensive Cyber Operations pilots a new funding approach for software acquisition…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 26, 2022

REDEFINING REALITY

CLOSE QUARTERS: Current processes and network limitations force staffs to be together physically to conduct…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 6, 2022

THE HERO PRIMER

A new tank cartridge primer reduces manufacturing time and critical defects, improving…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

January 5, 2022

A TAILORED APPROACH

ON THE RIGHT TRACK: Col. Gavin Gardner, left, commander of Joint Munitions Command, rode the…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

December 22, 2021

BETTER SOLUTIONS FASTER

DOUBLE TIME: The IVAS program went from a concept to a rapid fielding decision in…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

December 20, 2021

INNOVATION DRAWS INTERNATIONAL INTEREST

LIDS TAKES OFF: Commercial off-the-shelf drones have already been deployed to deadly effect in combat,…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 15, 2021

DEVCOM FORGES AHEAD

REMOTE, NOT DISTANT: John Willison, DEVCOM deputy to the commanding general, participated in the "Managing…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 14, 2021

THE WAR FOR TALENT

TALENT, TODAY AND TOMORROW: Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth visited Fort Bragg, N.C., on…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

December 13, 2021

FUTURE OF WORK—PRESENT TENSE

How the Army’s leaders can shape the workplace of tomorrow, starting today. by…

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Career Development General

December 3, 2021

ARMY WINS SEVEN 2021 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AWARDS

by Angela Sanson WASHINGTON (Dec.3, 2021)—Mr. Gregory M. Kausner, performing the duties of…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 2, 2021

NOT FAR AT ALL

SPEED BY CONSORTIUM: Using consortia, the government can quickly access innovative nontraditional defense contractors. This…

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Army ALT Magazine

December 1, 2021

FAR NOT FAR

Optimism about Army modernization just might be reasonable, thanks to alternatives to old…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

November 24, 2021

WAVES ACROSS SPACE

LEADING THE FIELD: Soldiers assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (3/25…

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Army ALT Magazine

November 10, 2021

AIM-ING HIGH

PROTECTION FOR ALL: The need to find and field new technology to detect CBRN threats…

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Army ALT Magazine

November 1, 2021

TIP OF THE NEEDLE

ASSEMBLY LINE: An Airman unpacks safety needles to be used in syringe assembly. Safety syringes…

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Army ALT Magazine General Science & Technology

October 26, 2021

KEEPING PACE, CUTTING COSTS

ASSESSING OPTIONS: Industry-provided MEO, foreground, and GEO, background, ground satellite prototype terminals are seen here…

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Army ALT Magazine

October 7, 2021

ARMY AL&T FALL ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS MODERNIZATION AND ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION

by Ellen Summey FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Oct. 7, 2021)—The Fall 2021 issue of…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

October 6, 2021

LOUD AND CLEAR

LET ME REPEAT: Current AI agents consume each request independently of the user’s history—it’s like…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

October 5, 2021

OCTOBER 2021 – ARMY DACM HOT TOPICS

A WARM WELCOME TO MR. RONALD (ROB) RICHARDSON JR., THE NEW DIRECTOR OF…

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General

September 29, 2021

BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH

CLEAN SWEEP: The Roomba, a now ubiquitous floor-cleaning robot, is perhaps the biggest success story…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 23, 2021

HEAVY METAL—BANNED

FIRST OF MANY: John Farhat installs wiring for a UH-60L Black Hawk communications system inside…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

September 21, 2021

A PROFESSION AND A PRACTICE

ROLL CALL: Adm. Mike Mullen, left, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulated…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 20, 2021

CONFIDENCE BOOST

ENABLING IMPARTIALITY: Not every competitor is a perfect 10. Tools like Valid Eval allow judges…

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General

September 15, 2021

PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF

A FINE VINTAGE: A Marine Corps combat instructor fires an M1 Garand during vintage rifle…

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General

September 13, 2021

ON THE DOUBLE

TWINSIES: A digital twin is a digital, 3D model of a real-life object. (Image by…

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General

September 9, 2021

WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE SO COMPLICATED?

OBSOLESCENCE IN PRACTICE: It’s an all-too-familiar scenario for many. When purchasing a new cellphone, you…

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Army ALT Magazine

September 2, 2021

SECURITY COOPERATION REFRESH

SHARED GOALS: Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, left, senior enlisted advisor at U.S.…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

September 1, 2021

THE DIGITAL ARMY OF THE FUTURE

IN OUT SIGHTS: “The Army must be manned, trained, equipped, and modernized to be ready…

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General

August 30, 2021

FEEDBACK LOOP

TEST DRIVE: Members of 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division, provide feedback on…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 26, 2021

A CAREER IN THE MAKING

by Ellen Summey Since he was just a kid growing up in…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

August 19, 2021

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: BEHAVIORAL ACQUISITION

ACQUISITION ON THE MIND: Behavioral acquisition studies the way acquisition decisions are made. Human personalities,…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

July 28, 2021

ARMY AL&T SUMMER ISSUE FOCUSES ON ENABLING MODERNIZATION

by Ellen Summey FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 28, 2021)—The Summer 2021 issue…

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Faces of the Force

July 20, 2021

WHERE PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, General Fund Enterprise Business System…

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Army ALT Magazine

June 24, 2021

NOTIONS SOUND AND UNSOUND

YOU’VE GOT A POINT: McGowan’s company now builds and sells many different types of high-quality…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development Workforce

June 17, 2021

CAREER NAVIGATOR: WHO NEEDS AN OFFICE ANYWAY?

A SHOT IN THE ARMP: Spc. Cassandra Acosta, a combat medic at Fort Stewart, Georgia,…

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Army ALT Magazine

June 11, 2021

Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program off to strong start, adjusting to workforce needs

by David A. Williams and Cathy VanderMaarel Editor’s note: This article provides…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 9, 2021

UNFORCED ERROR

By Jason Martin Say Bert and Ernie are working together to push a…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 9, 2021

THE OVERSIZED POWER OF SMALL DATA

Big data gets the headlines, but most decisions are based on small data,…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

June 7, 2021

MOUNT UP

VISUAL TRIUMPH: The IVAS will change the way Soldiers fight and win, effectively eliminating the…

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Army ALT Magazine

May 28, 2021

THE MODERN PERSPECTIVE

Don’t bury your head in the sand—try out your “modern eyes” to modernize…

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Army ALT Magazine Science & Technology

May 24, 2021

OWNING THE NIGHT

EYES WIDE OPEN: The ENVG-B uses fused white phosphor and thermal technologies. It delivers dual-tubes…

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Faces of the Force

April 20, 2021

PLAN FOR FLEXIBILITY

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, Program Executive Office for Aviation, Product…

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General

April 19, 2021

AWARD NOMINATIONS THAT SLAY

Everything you need to know about writing award nominations that win. by Ellen…

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Faces of the Force

April 13, 2021

LEARN, WORK, REPEAT

TITLE: Program Analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

April 6, 2021

APRIL 2021 ARMY DACM HOT TOPICS

ACQUISITION EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPENING SOON – FY23…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

March 31, 2021

CHARTING YOUR COURSE

THE PATH TO SUCCESS: Army civilians have many potential routes to professional achievement,…

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Faces of the Force

March 30, 2021

REDEFINING ARMY GREEN

TITLE: Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) energy manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: AMCOM G-4 Engineering ACQUISITION…

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Army ALT Magazine

February 15, 2021

‘BIG A’ ACQUISITION: A PRIMER

BIG “A” ACQUISITION: The DOD 5000-series regulations spell out layers of bureaucracy and oversight for…

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Faces of the Force

January 12, 2021

IT TAKES A COMMUNITY

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command-Armaments Center, and Joint Program Executive Office for…

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General

January 4, 2021

SEISMIC CHANGES

FROM THE DIRECTOR FOR ACQUISITION CAREER MANAGEMENT CRAIG A. SPISAK Back-to-Basics puts…

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Faces of the Force

November 3, 2020

PRACTICAL LIFE LESSONS

TITLE: Program analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION:Deputy Undersecretary of the Army for Test and Evaluation ACQUISITION…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

November 3, 2020

NOVEMBER 2020 ARMY DACM HOT TOPICS

DACM OFFICE UPDATE ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE (AAW) HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLAN (HCSP)…

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Army ALT Magazine

September 9, 2020

A RISKY BUSINESS

ALL ABOUT THE DATA: Decisions throughout the acquisition process are informed by data collected from…

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Faces of the Force

September 8, 2020

BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Network Modernization, Project Manager for Tactical Network, Program Executive…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

September 8, 2020

CAREER NAVIGATOR: MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL

ONWARD AND UPWARD: The SRPE is forward-looking, an assessment of the potential for civilian acquisition…

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Faces of the Force

September 1, 2020

Bringing Out The Big Guns

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

September 1, 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 DACM HOT TOPICS

DACM OFFICE UPDATE SHATTERING RECORDS - THE FY20 STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM …

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Faces of the Force

August 25, 2020

A RECRUITER TAKES ON CONTRACTING

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 414th Contracting Support Brigade, 728th Contracting Team TITLE: Contract specialist ACQUISITION CAREER…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 19, 2020

PLANNING FOR JOINT USE

In a complex healthcare construction project, good joint-use planning can speed occupancy. …

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Faces of the Force

August 18, 2020

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

TITLE: Director of current operations, security manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 17, 2020

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: AI NEEDS DATA

DECISION TIME: AI is just about everywhere. Search engines, social media, smartphone digital assistants and…

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Faces of the Force

August 11, 2020

Show Up and Try

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Special Operations Command TITLE: Contract specialist ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting…

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Faces of the Force

August 4, 2020

Leadership Through Homegrown Values

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager Heavy Tactical Vehicles, Project Manager Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office…

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Army ALT Magazine

July 29, 2020

EMBRACING DIGITAL ENGINEERING

CONTAMINANT FREE ZONE: The NBCRV’s upgraded sensor suite package will use the Manned-unmanned teaming concept…

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Faces of the Force

July 21, 2020

Creativity At Work

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Industrial…

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DACM Office Hot Topics General

July 20, 2020

DACM NEWSLETTER JULY 2020

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 17, 2020)—How is the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) responding…

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Army ALT Magazine

July 15, 2020

ON CONTRACTING: AVOID BRIDGES TO NOWHERE

BRIDGE TO NOWHERE: Bridge contracts are often used to prevent service disruption after a contract…

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Faces of the Force

July 14, 2020

FROM ART SCHOOL TO ‘TEAM ARMY’

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command TITLE: Director, Combat Capabilities Development Command…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

July 7, 2020

JULY 2020 DACM HOT TOPICS

DACM OFFICE UPDATE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 2020 AAE EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AWARDS…

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Faces of the Force

June 30, 2020

THE TRIFECTA OF CAREER SUCCESS

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Short and Intermediate Effectors for Layered Defense, Program Executive…

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Faces of the Force

June 23, 2020

PUSHING THE LIMITS

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Next Generation Weapons, Project Manager for Soldier Lethality, Program…

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Faces of the Force

June 16, 2020

A PROBLEM SOLVER TAKES ON ACQUISITION

COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Lead for Tactical Network Initialization and Configuration, Project Lead for Network…

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Career Development General

May 20, 2020

THE PROFESSION OF ACQUISITION

Maj. John Nikiforakis, assistant program manager for the Program Executive Office for Soldier’s Enhanced Night…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

May 5, 2020

MAY 2020 DACM HOT TOPICS

ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES ANNOUNCING NEW WEB ADDRESS FOR CAMP/CAPPMIS The Career Acquisition Management…

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Faces of the Force

May 5, 2020

Officer, Product Manager, Humanitarian

Maj. Frank M. Musisi COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Bridging, Project Manager for Force Projection;…

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Faces of the Force

April 14, 2020

From Micro to Macro

Staff Sgt. Comfort Johnson COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Proponent noncommissioned officer…

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DACM Office Hot Topics

April 7, 2020

APRIL 2020 – ARMY DACM HOT TOPICS

ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES INFORMATION RELATED TO DAU AND CORONAVIRUS 12-MONTH…

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Faces of the Force

April 7, 2020

Lubricating Solutions For The Soldier

Shaun McAfee COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 414th Contracting Support Brigade, U.S. Army Contracting Command TITLE:…

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Career Development General

March 25, 2020

Executing the Leadership Mindset

“We have to remember that it’s people who do the work. Leaders have to deal…

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Faces of the Force

March 24, 2020

Bringing Precision To Fires

Maj. Seth Fort COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Product Manager for Precision Attack Cannon Munitions, Program Manager…

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Army ALT Magazine Career Development

March 23, 2020

EMBRACING CREATIVE DESTRUCTION

A prescription for how the Army leaders can demonstrate emotional intelligence and communicate change better…

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Career Development

February 24, 2020

51C Reclass results announced

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Feb. 24, 2020)—The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center congratulates the…

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