Armored Formation-on-the-Move Network Pilot informs capability set designs. by Col. Shane Taylor, Col. Greg Napoli and Amy Walker Recent events in Europe and around the world are highlighting…
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Capt. Keyshawn Lee of the Army Software Factory conducts software development activities from his workstation. (U.S. Army photo by Austin Thomas, Army Futures Command) The Army Software…
WEATHER THE STORM: Lightning strikes behind a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 8, 2017. In a conventional conflict, the B-52 can accomplish strategic attacks, close-air…
IN THE MIDDLE: A DASC is a middleman—located in the Pentagon, they can attend meetings and respond to tasks on behalf of a program or product management office, and then…
THE BIG CHILL: The Arctic tundra of Murmansk, Russia, at sunset. Murmansk features a subarctic climate with long and cold winters and short cool summers. In the city, freezing temperatures…
UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Maj. Kenny Torres of Army Futures Command demonstrates the pull-up bars during the command’s Murph Challenge event at Camp Mabry, Texas, on May 26. The Army…
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…
THE PROPER TOOLS: The MSL degree program provides Army Acquisition Workforce members with the tools to think more critically about the acquisition process, advance expertise and become more persuasive influencers….
PLAN OF ACTION: Decision dominance enables combatant commanders to take decisive advantage in any situation. (Photo by Sgt. David Vermilyea, U.S. Army European Command) How to create first-contact-proof…
From the Army Acquisition Executive Douglas R. Bush The Army is improving and modernizing its software acquisition process to get Soldiers the technological advantages they need—fast. As…
SOLITARY GRIND: Recent studies show that telework can expose employees to psychosocial risks such as feelings of isolation, lack of support, stress and overwork. (Getty Images) U.S. Army…
TITLE: Contract specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Theater Contracting Center, 409th Contracting Support Brigade ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: 51C YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 13 ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS:…
TROOP TRAINING: Soldiers receive additional HIMARS launchers and training from the STORM Project Office. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kendra Thomas, 18th Field Artillery Brigade) SOFTWARE, LAUNCHED The future…
Precision-guided munitions fly to the sound of different GPS signals. by Paul Manz and Thomas Blenk On Oct. 12–14, 2021, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO…
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND: Number Crunching circa 1935: U.S. electrical engineer and scientist Dr. Vannevar Bush (1890 – 1974) at the left, where an electrical brain solves mathematical problems…
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: As the keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Business Analytics Symposium held at the University of Texas at Arlington in March, Iyer highlighted relevant details about digital transformation…
Career Navigator Overworked and overwhelmed? You may be experiencing burnout. by Jacqueline M. Hames In this era of side hustles and the glorification of workaholics, it’s hard…
From the Director of Acquisition Career Management Ronald R. Richardson Jr. New framework, better alignment. The Army Acquisition Workforce is now working under a new and…
by Kathy Klinar, JTNC Innovation Branch Lead As part of the Department of Defense (DOD) and under the executive management of the Army’s Program Executive Office,…
FITS LIKE A GLOVE: Dr. Muthu Wijesundara (left) is fitted with the ReHeal Glove. (Photo provided by University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute) MTEC gives traction to…
GROUP GATHERING: TWI Fellows from around the country gathered for their annual midpoint meeting from March 26 to 28, at Sig Sauer headquarters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. …
by Cheryl Marino FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 25, 2022)—Research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) is critical to everything we do in Army acquisition. “We all come to…
HELPING HAND: Soldiers from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, work together to overcome an obstacle at the Leader Reaction Course on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in March 2021…
PURSUIT OF STEM: Charneta Samms encourages female students to study STEM sciences. (Photo courtesy of DEVCOM) Creating a more diverse workforce, one person at a time. by Argie…
RISING INFLUENCE: 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…
SUPPLY IN THE SKY: Soldiers from the 563rd Medical Logistics Company, then a tenant unit of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, load Class VIII medical supplies onto a CH-47…
LEARN FROM THE USER: 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) …
SYSTEMATIC STRATEGY: Military leaders, like grandmasters, must seek to understand the board, the position of the pieces and their own limitations and tendencies. (Images by Getty Images) The…
OUT WITH THE BATHWATER: Retirement brain drain is the loss of critical skills and experience required to maintain the workforce when seasoned employees retire en masse. (Image by Getty Images)…
TAKING FLIGHT: An AH-64 Apache takes off at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, on June 24, 2021. (Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham, U.S. Army) Prognostic and predictive maintenance…
TOTAL COVERAGE: U.S. Army Spc. Justin Earnhart pulls security while wearing a joint service general purpose mask during an exercise in the Army Futures Command Best Warrior Competition on Fort…
ROUGH SEAS: The stakeholder network can answer a boat-load of questions and help workforce members as they navigate the sometimes treacherous waters of career planning and development. (Images by Getty…
GUIDED TOUR: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) and Michael Abaie, program executive officer for PEO ACWA, toured the training center for the chemical weapons processing facility at the Blue Grass…
We’re all living in an experiment about the “future of work,” but DEVCOM’s leaders say the real secret of the future of work is that it’s really…
NIGHT VISION: Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division participates in a nighttime touch point at White Sands Missile Range during a positioning, navigation and timing assessment exercise in 2021. (Photo…
