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Office of United States Army
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
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United States Department of the Army
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Style
| Mr. Secretary
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
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Reports to
| Secretary of the Army
Under Secretary of the Army
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Seat
| The Pentagon
,
Arlington County
,
Virginia
, United States
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Nominator
| The
President
with
Senate
advice and consent
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Term length
| No fixed term
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Constituting instrument
| 10. U.S.C. § 7016
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Formation
| May 29, 1998
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First holder
| Paul J. Hoeper
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Succession
| Joint 18th in SecDef succession
in seniority of appointment
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Deputy
| Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
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Salary
| Executive Schedule, Level IV
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Website
| Official website
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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
.
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Office symbol
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In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25?59,
OASA(ALT)'
s office symbol is
SAAL-ZA
.
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Components
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- 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]
- Direct Reports
- Life Cycle Management
In role of Acquisition Executive
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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
)
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Chronological list of ASA(ALT)s
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No.
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Portrait
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Name
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Term of office
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Secretary(s)
served under
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President
appointed by
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Took office
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Left office
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Time in office
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1
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Paul J. Hoeper
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May 29, 1998
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January 20, 2001
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2 years, 236 days
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Louis Caldera
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Bill Clinton
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?
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Kenneth J. Oscar
(acting)
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January 20, 2001
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February 1, 2002
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1 year, 12 days
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Thomas E. White
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George W. Bush
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2
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Claude M. Bolton Jr.
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February 1, 2002
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January 2, 2008
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5 years, 335 days
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Thomas E. White
Francis J. Harvey
Pete Geren
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?
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Dean G. Popps
(acting)
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January 2, 2008
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March 4, 2010
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2 years, 61 days
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Pete Geren
John M. McHugh
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George W. Bush
Barack Obama
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3
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Malcolm Ross O'Neill
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March 4, 2010
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June 3, 2011
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1 year, 91 days
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John M. McHugh
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Barack Obama
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4
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Heidi Shyu
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June 4, 2011
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January 30, 2016
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4 years, 240 days
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John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning
(acting)
Patrick Murphy
(acting)
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5
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Katrina McFarland
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February 1, 2016
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November 1, 2016
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274 days
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Patrick Murphy (acting)
Eric Fanning
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?
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Steffanie Easter
(acting)
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November 2, 2016
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November 8, 2017
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1 year, 6 days
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Eric Fanning
Robert M. Speer
(acting)
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?
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Jeffrey S. White
(acting)
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November 8, 2017
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January 1, 2018
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54 days
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Ryan McCarthy
Mark Esper
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Donald Trump
Joe Biden
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6
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Bruce D. Jette
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January 2, 2018
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January 21, 2021
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3 years, 19 days
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Mark Esper
Ryan McCarthy
John Whitley
(acting)
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?
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Douglas R. Bush
(acting)
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January 21, 2021
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February 11, 2022
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1 year, 21 days
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John Whitley
(acting)
Christine Wormuth
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Joe Biden
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7
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Douglas R. Bush
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February 11, 2022
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Incumbent
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2 years, 123 days
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Christine Wormuth
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Joe Biden
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See also
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Notes
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- ^
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
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External links
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