Army AL & T back issues from October 2006:
Contingency Contracting and Logistics and Sustainment
Oct 01, 2006; ... As the Army continues to wage the global war on terrorism, the October-December 2006 issue of ArmyAL&T Magazine focuses on the acquisition community's efforts to equip, supply and support the Army's warfighters through improved contingency contracting, logistics and sustainment initiatives ...
Delivering Better Products and Capabilities to our Soldiers Faster
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Army has taken significant steps in recent years to improve and institutionalize the process of developing, procuring and sustaining our weapon systems and equipment. All efforts are focused on delivering better products and capabilities to our Soldiers faster. At our Life Cycle Management ...
ARH Source Selection Evaluation - An Evolution in Planning and Execution
Oct 01, 2006; ... In the wake of the RAH-66 Comanche's termination. Army leaders began to review the process to equip the aviation reconnaissance force and to ensure a swift movement to that action. With the critical field necessity to rapidly acquire an Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), the traditional ...
Canceling Policy Requirements for Waivers to Cite Military Detail Specifications or Process Standards in Solicitations or Contracts
Oct 01, 2006; ... This article is intended to inform Army materiel developers about the change in DOD and Army policy that affects the manner in which specifications and standards can be applied in solicitations contracts. DOD rescinded its policy requiring a waiver to cite military detail specifications and ...
Foreign Military Sales - Building Partnerships for the Future
Oct 01, 2006; ... Never in the history of warfare have Soldiers been as mobile, as well equipped and as lethal as those in today's U.S. Army. However, even the fastest microchips and the most sophisticated digital battle command systems cannot ignore the glaring need for Soldiers to have the right weapons at the ...
'We're in an Era in Which Nobody Can Do It Alone' - MG Eric Schoomaker, USAMRMC CG
Oct 01, 2006; ... A physician vows to serve humanity; a Soldier never leaves a fallen comrade. When the two entwine, a powerful force for warfighters' survival and wellness ensues. Schooled in medicine and forged by an Army career, MG Eric B. Schoomaker brings a determination to work jointly and across federal ...
Army Contracting - One Community Serving Our Soldiers, Serving Our Nation
Oct 01, 2006; ... Deputy Assistant secretary of the Army for Policy and Procurement (DASA (P&P)) Tina Ballard welcomed more than 400 contracting professionals to the first annual Procuring Contracting Officer Training (PCO' Symposium, July 10-14, 2006, in Miami, FL. "Keep these words at the forefront of your ...
Achieving Velocity - The Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
Oct 01, 2006; ... Velocity is a vector that includes two components - speed and direction. Velocity also appropriately describes the rapid progress of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program from inception to contract award. The ARH program has been moving expeditiously through the acquisition process ...
Lean Goes to War
Oct 01, 2006; ... On Sept. 11, 2001, the world as we once knew it changed forever. Little did Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), PA, realize it was about to undergo a major transformation in the way it had been doing business. "Lean Goes to War" exemplifies the art of the possible when both management and workers' ...
Interview With Greg Kee, AMC Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy and Concepts, G-5
Oct 01, 2006; ... On July 28, 2006, Greg Kee, Army Materiel Command's (AMC's) Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy and Concepts, G-5, graciously met with Army AL&T Magazine editorial staff to discuss the new U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC). IAL&T: On Oct. 1, 2006, AMC's 1 Army Field Support ...
Expeditionary Logistics Center at Sierra Army Depot - The Army's One-Stop Shop for Joint Logistics
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Base Realignment and Closure Committee has recommended that Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) transform into a "multifunctional installation that serves as a Joint Expeditionary Logistics Center." This recommendation has prompted SIAD to begin its evolution into what will be known as the Joint ...
AMC Establishes a Deployable Civilian Contracting Cadre
Oct 01, 2006; ... The global war on terrorism and our continued operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have clearly heightened the awareness of how important contracting is in support of our deployed troops and the stabilization and rebuilding efforts in both countries. For the last three years, we have deployed a ...
Standing up a New AL&T Organization to Integrate New Capabilities
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Army is undergoing tremendous transformationaTchange. The same is true for the acquisition, logistics and technology (AL&T) community. Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) transformation had its official kickoff in April 2004. AAC Director and Military Deputy (MILDEP) to the Assistant secretary ...
Robotic Guards Protect Munitions
Oct 01, 2006; ... Guarding the munitions at the Army's largest ammunition storage depot is a monumental task that requires a trained and dedicated guard force. Recently, this task has become easier with the addition of "robotic security'guards." These security robots, tasked with detecting intruders, checking the ...
LTG Joseph L. Yakovac Jr. Reflects on Army Acquisition Changes and Accomplishments
Oct 01, 2006; ... On Sept. 1, 2006, LTG Joseph L.Yakovac Jr., Military Deputy (MILDEP) to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASAALT) and Director, Acquisition Career Management, took time out of his busy schedule to speak with Army AL&T Magazine and reflect on the ...
From the Acquisition Support Center Director
Oct 01, 2006; ... It has been more than five years since our Nation was attacked by terrorists in New York City and at the Pentagon - quite literally in our own backyard. These events on U.S. soil are forever etched in our Nation's psyche. Following these attacks, the global war on terrorism (GWOT) began in ...
Managing Customer Requirements for Products
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command's (CELCMC's) Software Engineering Center (sec) is the Army's supplier of products, services and skilled personnel for communications-electronics systems. CELCMC is implementing best business practices from both Capability Maturity ...
Contracting Community Highlights
Oct 01, 2006; ... This issue's feature article highlights the concerted effort made by the Health Care Acquisition Activity to optimize the quality of life for our injured Soldiers. The article offers a behind-the-scenes view of their support to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Amputee Center, Washington, ...
Correction
Oct 01, 2006; ... In ArmyAL&T Magazine's July-September 2006 Special Contracting Insert, we inadvertently misidentified one of the people in the photograph at ...
Ammunition Enterprise Portal (AEP) Brings Full Access
Oct 01, 2006; ... In the past, the ammunition community developed various information technology (IT) applications for specific mission and organizational assignments. These were distinct functional and organizational computer programs covering numerous financial, technical and administrative applications. At the ...