United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) | |
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 Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, 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, Logistics, 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
[edit]In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)'s office symbol is SAAL-ZA.[3]
Components
[edit]- ASA(ALT) SAAL-ZA
- 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
- 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
- Principal Military Deputy/Director Acquisition Career Management/Chief Integration Officer[nb 1]
- 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
- 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)
- Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
In role of Acquisition Executive
[edit]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
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Secretary(s) served under |
President appointed by | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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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 | 
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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 |
| 3 | 
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Malcolm Ross O'Neill | March 4, 2010 | June 3, 2011 | 1 year, 91 days | John M. McHugh | Barack Obama |
| 4 | 
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Heidi Shyu | June 4, 2011 | January 30, 2016 | 4 years, 240 days | John M. McHugh Eric Fanning (acting) Patrick Murphy (acting) | |
| 5 | .jpg)
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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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Bruce D. Jette | January 2, 2018 | January 21, 2021 | 3 years, 19 days | Mark Esper Ryan McCarthy John Whitley (acting) | |
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Douglas R. Bush (acting) |
January 21, 2021 | February 11, 2022 | 1 year, 21 days | John Whitley (acting) Christine Wormuth |
Joe Biden |
| 7 |
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Douglas R. Bush | February 11, 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 285 days | Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden |
See also
[edit]- Army Science Board
- List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
- Structure of the United States Army
- Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
- United States Army Chemical Materials Agency
- Ultra-Large-Scale Systems
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ 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 [1]
- ^ 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