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 Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. The term may also refer to a contractual ...

executive, the science advisor to the

secretary of the army The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, insta ...

, and as the senior

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

official for the

Department of the Army The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. The DA is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is organized. It is led ...

. The OASA(ALT) also has the principal responsibility for all

matters related to

logistics Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...

Office symbol

In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)'s office symbol is SAAL-ZA.

Components

* 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 OfficerBy law, Program Executive Offices (PEO's) have direct access, and report directly to the Army Acquisition Executive in connection with all program matters. *** Deputy for Medical Systems *** Directo
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) *** 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 *** United States Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) *** Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) *** Army Science Board *** ASA(ALT) System of Systems Engineering and Integration (ASA(ALT) SoSE&I) ** 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)

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 or ''Expeditionary Technology Search'', a four-phase catalyst for the Army to engage with the community of innovators:Dr. Bruce D. Jette, Army Acquisition Executive (October 3, 2018) Army hosts competition to find next-generation technological advances
# 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 Officer A program executive officer, or PEO, is one of a few key individuals in the United States military acquisition process. As can be seen from the examples below, a program executive officer may be responsible for a specific program (e.g., the Jo ...

s for the respective Program Executive Offices (PEOs)Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Org Chart— as of 09/18/18 * 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

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.army.mil/asaalt United States defense procurement Military simulation United States Army civilians