Army contracting study: "preparing for tomorrow's Army today".On Oct. 7, 2004, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Policy and Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. Tina Ballard kicked off an assistant secretary of the Army (acquisition, logistics and technology) (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and (ALT (character) alt - /awlt/ 1. The alt modifier key on many keyboards, including the IBM PC. On some keyboards and operating systems, (but not the IBM PC) the alt key sets bit 7 of the character generated. See bucky bits. 2. )-approved study to design a world-class procurement and contracting organization in support of all Army personnel: active, Reserve, National Guard, and civilian. The purpose of the study is to determine if Army procurement and contracting structure and staffing are positioned for today's and tomorrow's changing world and to determine the best organizational alignment of procurement and contracting functions and activities throughout the Army, to include future forces and missions. The study will include an examination of lessons learned from the challenges of providing procurement and contracting support to the global war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act and Operation Iraqi Freedom post-conflict operations. On Nov. 1-5, 2004, a working group met at the Defense Acquisition University to begin the study. The group was made up of representatives from contracting offices across the Army, support contractor LMI LMI Labor Market Information LMI Local Management Interface LMI Logistics Management Institute LMI Linear Matrix Inequality LMI Legemiddelindustriforeningen (Norway) LMI Low to Moderate Income LMI Lender's Mortgage Insurance , and subject matter experts from a number of Service schools including the Industrial College of the Armed Forces The Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) is a U.S. military educational institution tasked with preparing military officers and civilian government officials for leadership and executive positions in the field of national security. , the Army War College Fellowship at University of Texas, the Naval Post-graduate School, and Defense Acquisition University. The group will solicit input from Army contracting customers and stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. including the secretary of the Army, chief of staff of the Army, G-3, G-6, G-8, G-4, and selected Army major commands and program executive officers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The draft study findings will be briefed to and coordinated with a cross-Service senior advisory council chaired by Ballard, and the coordinated study results will be briefed to Claude M. Bolton Jr., ASA (ALT) in March 2005. The approach to the study will be collaborative combining the best of government and contractor expertise to create the final recommendation. Selected topics under the major focus areas to be examined are briefly described below: Organizational Structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. : How should Army contracting offices be structured? What management chain of command would be most effective? What types of positions are necessary to staff contracting offices to meet future procurement needs? Process: What are the sources of major inefficiencies within the Army procurement and how should they be addressed? How can effectiveness be improved? Future Force/Mission: What should the future Army contracting and procurement organization look like? What type of training will be required for procurement personnel? What type of flexibility for personnel/hiring do we need? ASA(ALT) Strategic Plan: Compliance with the ASA(ALT) mission--to "equip and sustain the world's most capable, powerful, and respected Army"--will be incorporated with the study recommendations. For further information, contact marcia.richard@dau.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. . |
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