Soldiers of the 3rd BCT and Vanderbilt University develop a new business model without any explicit direction or permission from highest levels of leadership. by 1st Lt. Austin Herrling GPS,…
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Army acquisition has been called many things. A team sport. A challenge. An opportunity to support the warfighter. To provide that support, staff at the Program Executive Office for Intelligence,…
Army acquisition civilians complete DOD program, build leadership skills for the future By Kristine Faria FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 15, 2019)—Fourteen civilians from the Army Acquisition Workforce completed the…
Internship program gives participants a look at SOCOM’s approach to acquisition. by Maj. Jonathan Harmeling “Very few people will ever be able to say they have been here,” the U.S….
Maj. Paul Flanigen COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Technology Applications Program Office, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command TITLE: Assistant product manager, Sensors YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Aug. 12, 2019)—The 51C Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Reclassification panel recently selected the following candidates for reclassification to military occupational specialty (MOS) 51C: Active Component Staff Sgt. Kim…
ARMY DACM OFFICE UPDATES: FROM THE DDACM: Strategic Evolution By Joan L. Sable DID YOU KNOW? Your Army DACM Office is hard at work! The Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW)…
Greg Panas’ sustained superior professional technical contributions on behalf of the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) are directly enabling the “go fast” delivery of PNT-enabled combat overmatch capabilities to the Army and joint warfighter.
Title: Contract Price/Cost Analyst Command: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE WORKFORCE: Five ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting AAW CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS: Contracting level 2 EDUCATION:…
The pilot session of DOD’s 2019 Industry Exchange Program (IEP) wraps up soon with a capstone event at the Pentagon hosted by Hon. Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for…
Col. Steven R. Braddom Former Director at Aviation Development Directorate – Eustis, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 YEARS…
Meet Cadet Jake Murdock, a rising senior at the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) who is currently completing a three-week developmental assignment with the Project Management Office…
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 24, 2019)―Spending time on your career is an investment that always pays off. Make an investment this week by reviewing the latest issue of the…
Picatinny Arsenal is new home for Defense Acquisition University program. By Audra Calloway Until now, acquisition professionals at Picatinny Arsenal had to travel significant distances to attend Senior Service College,…
Kevin Kirkwood II COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: C5ISR Center’s Product Realization Systems Engineering and Quality Directorate (PRD), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Futures Command TITLE: Acting deputy product lead,…
In the Army acquisition profession, leader development and talent management are key. Being able to identify, train and support acquisition experts as they move up throughout their career helps ensure…
In the Army acquisition profession, leader development and talent management are key. Being able to identify, train and support acquisition experts as they move up throughout their careers helps ensure…
Three events are critical in developing the concept of operations for terrain shaping obstacles. by Lt. Col. Phillip Poteet New capabilities are seldom new. Most have the benefit of past…
Maj. John M. Close COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE:…
Fourth in a series of articles on how the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command is supporting the Army’s six modernization priorities. by Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins A small…
Phased rollout of IPPS-A starts with U.S. Army Reserve. by Steve Stark Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, perhaps as early as August, the Acquisition Career Record Brief…
Automatic identification technology improves speed and accuracy of logging ammunition supplies, but Soldiers in forward theaters can’t use it. by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Lima One of the advancing…
The second in a series, ASA(ALT) at Work, which looks into ASA(ALT) organizations, what they do and where they do it. Led by Chérie A. Smith and headquartered at Fort…
Small drones are increasingly a threat to Soldiers. A new cyber-enabled system provides a key countermeasure. by Nancy Jones-Bonbrest In the desert of the National Training Center, Soldiers got an…
William “Rich” Richardson COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Network Modernization – CONUS, Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Senior project leader YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 20…
C-DAEM program maximizes industry innovation to expedite capability to the warfighter. by Lt. Col. Thomas D. Jagielski and James A. Sarruda Evolving threats, complex requirements and a wary industrial base…
By Michael P. Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 8, 2019) – It’s that time of year: Time to reward the best people and teams in the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW),…
We have to know what we know, not what we think we know. Craig A. Spisak Director, Acquisition Career Management Above the door to my office is this expression: “IN…
To build a network that will last, the Army is planning how to maintain and repair its many components while they’re still being developed. by Maj. Gen. Randy S. Taylor…
Durrell Brassfield COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Logistics management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in life cycle…
HOT TOPICS ACQUISITION TRAINING, EDUCATION AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: DOD ACQUISITION INDUSTRY EXCHANGE PROGRAM (IEP) The 2019 IEP pilot is wrapping up with a capstone event at the Pentagon…
How the Army fielded its next-generation human resources system to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. by Col. Greg Johnson “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” This piece of battlefield…
Don’t be fooled by powerful computers and fancy algorithms. You still must know what matters and how to measure it correctly. by Daniel E. Stimpson, Ph.D. Have you ever wondered…
The Army Leader Dashboard is tackling the Army’s data problem, bridging the gap between assumptions and insights for strategic resource decisions. by Ellen Summey The Army has a data problem….
Michelle Hodges COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office TITLE: Senior contracting official YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level I in program…
By Michael Bold FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 25, 2019)—A modern army marches not on its stomach but on its data, Dr. Bruce D. Jette, the Army acquisition executive, writes in…
