Army AL & T back issues from November 2005:
FCS Supportability
Nov 01, 2005; ... With this issue, we continue our focus on the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS). The program is on the contracted schedule, on cost and executing to plan. This success is a source of great pride to us and is the result of a lot of planning and hard work by an integrated industry team that ...
Army Lexicon Changes
Nov 01, 2005; ... Recently, GEN Richard A. Cody, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (VCSA), announced a series of significant changes in the official terminology used to describe U.S. Army units at various levels of command and organization. This announcement wAs made, howeuar, well after most of the material for ...
FCS Modeling and Simulation Supports 21st-Century Soldiers
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Future Combat Systems (FCS) modeling and simulation (M&S) live, virtual and constructive simulation framework is enabling and supporting 21 st-centucy Soldier weapons and force development, readiness (training and logistics) and battlefield mission preparation analysis for decisive, ...
Bringing Networked Lethality to FCS
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) is often described as 18 core systems, plus the overarching network, plus the Soldier. Behind the scenes is the ground-up integration of these 18+1+1 systems that form the FCS Family-of-Systems, along with the integration of unit of action (UA) ...
FCS Restructure - Alpha Contracting as Best Practice
Nov 01, 2005; ... It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The epic Future Combat Systems (FCS) Restructure will probably never make the best-sellers list, but for the hundreds of individuals who orchestrated the dramatic program changes, it will remain forever a classic digest of how people working ...
Spinning Out Future Force Technologies to Warfighters Today
Nov 01, 2005; ... Today's Soldiers are at the forefront of the Army's transformation to a more agile, lethal and modular force. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is making great strides toward Future Force transition. working diligently to provide Soldiers with ...
Intelligent Munitions Systems (IMS) - Helping Shape Tomorrow's Battlefield
Nov 01, 2005; ... The IMS, an unattended munition within the Future Combat Systems (FCS), is one of the first systems to be integrated into the FCS System-of-Systems (SoS) Common Operating Environment. It is also one of the first systems scheduled for fielding as part of FCS Spin-Out 1 (SO1). IMS plays a key role ...
General Dynamics and U.S. Army Team to Deliver Cutting-Edge Firepower
Nov 01, 2005; ... General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), the vehicle integrator for the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Mounted Combat System (MCS) vehicle, has selected the U.S. Army's Benet Laboratories to develop the XM360 lightweight 120mm gun for the MCS. The XM360 gun will enable the MCS pack the same punch as ...
Active Protection Systems (APS) - Future Force Capabilities to Meet Current Force Needs
Nov 01, 2005; ... June 23, 2018, 1953 hours local time. SSG Jones, B Co., 22nd Infantry Regiment vehicle commander, is finishing what's left of his meal, ready-to-eat. It's one more edgy day, like most others during this long stability mission. Most days are uneventful, and today is no exception. He answers a ...
Providing Unmatched Lethality to the Future Force
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) provides unmatched lethality and versatility for the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) and provides the next "leap ahead" missile capability for U.S. forces. NLOS-LS is a core FCS system that will operate as an integrated node on the FCS ...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAVS) Support the Unit of Action
Nov 01, 2005; ... Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are accomplishing dull, dirty and dangerous missions from our southern borders to Southwest Asia, and every indication is that they will only increase in importance and utility to military commanders as new technology is spiraled into the Current ...
Command and Control of Robotic Entities (C2ORE) in Future Combat Systems
Nov 01, 2005; ... Down the streets of a foreign city, a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) scouts purposefully for signs of a hidden enemy. The SUAV swivels and moves in a new direction upon detecting an electronic signal transmission. With electronic eyes and ears, the SUAV detects heavily armed hostile forces ...
FCS Supportability - Where We Are Going and How We Are Getting There
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Future Combat Systems (FCS)-equipped Future Force Unit of Action (UA) will transform our Army's ability to conduct warfare. For supportability, the transformation brings a full-spectrum force with a much smaller logistics footprint than that required to support the Heavy Modular Brigade ...
Designing for Network-Centric Warfare
Nov 01, 2005; ... As DOD transforms to a network-centric architecture, effective management of increasing bandwidth demands become a more critical element for its success. This article describes a design process that is being pursued to ensure the network has sufficient bandwidth to support successful ...
2005 Marks First-Ever Joint AAC/AMC Conference
Nov 01, 2005; ... Army Acquisition Executive Claude M. Bolton Jr. welcomes attendees to the 2005 Acquisition Senior Leaders and Army Materiel Command (AMC) Commanders Conference (SLCC). This year's conference theme was "Together, Spiraling Tomorrow's Technology to Soldiers Today." More than 430 senior ...
Mid Range Munition - Delivering the Lethality to Finish Decisively
Nov 01, 2005; ... A key Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) component is to execute the "Quality of Firsts" - see First, Understand First, Act First and Finish Decisively. One area where the synergy of sensors and lethality offers decisive advantages is beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) engagements. The BLOS capability ...
The XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) Delivers Increased Range and Lethality
Nov 01, 2005; ... In less than 5 veals, the U.S. Army will begin arming maneuver commanders with precision munitions that they can fire from their own 120mm mortar systems. The XM395 PGMM is a smart 120mm mortar round currently under development by Product Manager (PM) Mortar Systems, the total life-cycle manager ...
From the Acquisition Support Center Director
Nov 01, 2005; ... Like every Army organization, the Acquisition Support Center (ASC) continues to search for the most cost-effective means to meet our mission. In that vein, we've been moving forward to more efficiently provide customer service to the Army acquisition community. We're changing the way we do ...
DAU Midwest Develops Systems Engineering Courses
Nov 01, 2005; ... Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Midwest has developed two systems engineering (SE) revitalization courses for the Army. Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS), part of the Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command community in Warren, MI, ...
PM DWTS Quickly Supports Katrina Relief Efforts
Nov 01, 2005; ... Within days of Hurricane Katrina's devastating path through several Gulf Coast states, Project Manager Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems' (PM DCATS') Product Manager Defense Wide Transmission System (PM DWTS) quickly deployed communications systems to replace the destroyed ...
Celebrating Our Acquisition Stars 2005!
Nov 01, 2005; ... The 2005 Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) Annual Awards Ceremony was held Oct. 2, 2005, at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. The event recognized the accomplishments of the acquisition workforce's most extraordinary members and the teams they lead. The ceremony's theme, ...
ALTESS Creates Process Center of Excellence
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Army's business transformation goals are derived from the Transformation Strategy's key elements. These goals are also Army Campaign Plan and Army Posture Statement components, as follows: * Manning the force - Improve manning, readiness and well-being. * Paying the force - ...
Notice to All Army Requiring Activities
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Army policy memorandum Proper Use ofNon-DOD Contracts, dated July 12, 2005, established Army policy for reviewing and approving non-DOD contract vehicles when procuring supplies or services on or after Jan. 1, 2005, for amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT). The ...
MILDEP Speaks to Natick Workforce
Nov 01, 2005; ... Military Deputy (MILDEP) to the Assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (AL&T) and Director of Acquisition Career Management (DACM) LTG Joseph L. Yakovac Jr. visited the Soldier Systems Center (SSC) in Natick, MA, July 13, 2005. Yakovac addressed key ...
McDonnell Douglas Awarded Contract to Support Apache Block III Program
Nov 01, 2005; ... As a result of U.S. Army transformation initiatives, emerging Future Force (FF) organizational changes and a changing operational environment, the Modernized Apache is integral to achieving air-ground synergy during FF operations. The Apache Block III program's upgraded system architecture, ...
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) Presented
Nov 01, 2005; ... During an October 2005 ceremony at the Pentagon, Project and Contracting Office (PCO)-Baghdad personnel were presented the JMUA, which was signed by secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Award recipients included PCO Joint Contracting Command-Iraq, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE), former ...
Joint Army-Navy Team Provides Water for Biloxi Hospital
Nov 01, 2005; ... A U.S. hospital without running water was hardly imaginable early last August but it became a reality. When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Biloxi, MS, region Aug. 29, 2005, it did not differentiate between hospitals or hotels, and destruction was swift and complete. "Immediately ...
The Geeks of War: The Secretive Labs and Brilliant Minds Behind Tomorrow's Warfare Technologies
Nov 01, 2005; ... Worth Reading The Geeks of War: The Secretive Labs and Brilliant Minds Behind Tomorrow's Warfare Technologies John Edwards AMACOM, 2005, New York A military Internet group member recently forwarded a Boston Globe review of The Geeks of War. Immediately, a number ...
Robots at War - Revolutionary Warfare Supporting the Homeland and Abroad
Nov 01, 2005; ... Robots are playing a revolutionary role on the battlefield as the Army continues to fight the global war on terrorism (GWOT). Keeping Soldiers out of harm's way by using unmanned systems has become an operational requirement that has transitioned from original Future Force applications into ...
Tools for Better Contracting
Nov 01, 2005; ... The amount and complexity of work being accomplished in contracting offices and directorates of contracting (DOCs) continues to increase. In addition to contracting regulations and trends that are constantly in flux, requiring activities have customers who also make demands on their time and ...
Contracting Successes
Nov 01, 2005; ... ACA-SR and IMA SERO Team Receive Federal Energy Management Award. The Army Contracting Agency Southern Region (ACA-SR) and the Installation Management Agency Southeast Region Office (IMA SERO) were honored with the 2005 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management at an awards ...
DAR Council Corner
Nov 01, 2005; ... Consider Participating on DFARS Committees and FAR Teams The successful implementation of the statutes, executive orders, DOD policy and other regulatory directives in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) depends on ...
Conferences
Nov 01, 2005; ... Human Capital Conference to Take Place in February Human Capital Management for Defense (HCMD) 2006 Meeting Critical Demands Through Seamless Workforce Transformation will take place Feb. 6-8, 2006, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. DOD is anticipating and undergoing ...
IN MEMORIAM: Janice Kurry
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Army Acquisition Support Center (ASC) staff is deeply saddened by the death of our colleague and friend, Janice Kurry. Janice came to ASC in October 2000 as a Career Management Support Specialist and was promoted to Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) in April 2003. As an ACM in ASCs Northeast ...