United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Office of United States Army
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logisitics, and Technology) |
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Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logisitics, and Technology)
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United States Department of the Army | |
Style |
Mr. Secretary
The Honorable (formal address in writing) |
Reports to |
Secretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army |
Seat | The Pentagon , Arlington County , Virginia , United States |
Nominator | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 10. U.S.C. § 7016 |
Formation | May 29, 1998 |
First holder | Paul J. Hoeper |
Succession | Joint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment |
Deputy | Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logisitics, and Technology |
Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV [1] |
Website | Official website |
The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ( ASA(ALT) pronounced A-salt ) is known as OASA(ALT) . OASA(ALT) serves, when delegated, as the Army Acquisition Executive , the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army , and as the senior research and development official for the Department of the Army . The OASA(ALT) also has the principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics . [2]
Office symbol
In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)' s office symbol is SAAL-ZA . [3]
Components
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ASA(ALT)
SAAL-ZA
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Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Data, Engineering, and Software SAAL-ZE
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons SAAL-ZC
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs and Resources SAAL-ZR
- Chief Information Officer
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology SAAL-ZT
- Chairman Army Science Board SAAL-ASB
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Procurement SAAL-ZP
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communication & Business Transformation SAAL-ZG
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Policy and Logistics SAAL-ZL
- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Exports and Cooperation SAAL-ZN
- Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management SAAL-ZS
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Principal Military Deputy/Director Acquisition Career Management/Chief Integration Officer
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- Deputy for Medical Systems
- Director US Army Acquisition Support Center USAASC
- Director Chemical Materials Agency (CMA)
- JPEO Armaments & Ammunition (A&A)
- JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD)
- JPEO Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
- PEO Aviation (AVN) [4]
- PEO Command Control Communications Tactical (C3T)
- PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS)
- PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)
- PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
- PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S)
- PEO Missiles and Space (M&S)
- PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (STRI)
- PEO Soldier
- Direct Reports
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Life Cycle Management
- Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Integration Office (ALT IO)
- Deputy for Life Cycle Integration
- Tank-Automotive Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC)
- Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM LCMC)
- Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (C-E LCMC)
- Joint Munitions & Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC)
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Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
In role of Acquisition Executive
The ASA (ALT) is generally delegated the role of Acquisition Executive. (See Army Acquisition Corps )
In June 2018 the Acquisition Executive launched xTechSearch or Expeditionary Technology Search , a four-phase catalyst for the Army to engage with the community of innovators: [5]
- Concept white paper contest for technological ideas
- Up to 125 selected contestants pitch their ideas to a panel of Army experts
- Up to 25 semifinalists will be featured at the Innovator's Corner of the annual AUSA meeting in November
- 12 finalists in a Capstone Demonstration to DoD, for a $200,000 prize
The direct reports of the Acquisition Executive are Program Executive Officers for the respective Program Executive Offices ( PEOs ) [6]
- JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD)
- JPEO Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
- PEO Ammunition (AMMO)
- PEO Aviation (AVN)
- PEO Command Control Communications Tactical (C3T)
- PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS)
- PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)
- PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
- PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S)
- PEO Missiles and Space (M&S)
- PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (STRI)
- PEO Soldier
Chronological list of ASA(ALT)s
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office |
Secretary(s)
served under |
President
appointed by |
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Paul J. Hoeper | May 29, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | 2 years, 236 days | Louis Caldera | Bill Clinton | |
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Kenneth J. Oscar
(acting) |
January 20, 2001 | February 1, 2002 | 1 year, 12 days | Thomas E. White | George W. Bush | |
2 | Claude M. Bolton Jr. | February 1, 2002 | January 2, 2008 | 5 years, 335 days |
Thomas E. White
Francis J. Harvey Pete Geren |
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Dean G. Popps
(acting) |
January 2, 2008 | March 4, 2010 | 2 years, 61 days |
Pete Geren
John M. McHugh |
George W. Bush
Barack Obama |
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3 | Malcolm Ross O'Neill | March 4, 2010 | June 3, 2011 | 1 year, 91 days | John M. McHugh | Barack Obama | |
4 | Heidi Shyu | June 4, 2011 | January 30, 2016 | 4 years, 240 days |
John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning (acting) Patrick Murphy (acting) |
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5 | Katrina McFarland | February 1, 2016 | November 1, 2016 | 274 days |
Patrick Murphy (acting)
Eric Fanning |
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Steffanie Easter
(acting) |
November 2, 2016 | November 8, 2017 | 1 year, 6 days |
Eric Fanning
Robert M. Speer (acting) |
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Jeffrey S. White
(acting) |
November 8, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | 54 days |
Ryan McCarthy
Mark Esper |
Donald Trump
Joe Biden |
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6 | Bruce D. Jette | January 2, 2018 | January 21, 2021 | 5 years, 161 days |
Mark Esper
Ryan McCarthy John Whitley (acting) |
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Douglas R. Bush
(acting) |
January 21, 2021 | Feb 11, 2022 | 2 years, 141 days |
John Whitley
(acting)
Christine Wormuth |
Joe Biden | |
7 | Douglas R. Bush | Feb 11, 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 120 days | Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden |
See also
Notes
- ↑ By law, Program Executive Offices (PEO's) have direct access, and report directly to the Army Acquisition Executive in connection with all program matters.
References
- ↑ 5 U.S.C. § 5315
- ↑ "OASA(ALT) Mission", OASA(ALT), 2009
- ↑ "Information Management: Records Management - Office Symbols", AR 25–59, Headquarters Department of the Army, 14 August 2007
- ↑ Michelle Miller (PEO Aviation) (September 26, 2018) Anderson leads Army's unmanned aircraft systems UAS
- ↑ Dr. Bruce D. Jette, Army Acquisition Executive (October 3, 2018) Army hosts competition to find next-generation technological advances
- ↑ Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) Org Chart— as of 09/18/18