United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
Incumbent: Heidi Shyu since: June 4, 2011^[1]

First	Paul J. Hoeper
Formation	1998
Website	Official Website

The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)) 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]

1 Office Symbol
2 Components
3 Strategy ^[4]
- 3.1 Mission
- 3.2 Vision
4 Chronological list of ASA(ALT)'s
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Office Symbol

In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)'s office symbol is SAAL-ZA.^[3]

Components

ASA(ALT) SAAL-ZA
- Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
  - 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 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
  - PEO Integration
- Direct Reports
  - United States Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
  - Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC)
  - Army Science Board
- Life Cycle Management
  - Acquisition, Logistics,and Technology Futures Office (ALT FO)
  - 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)

Strategy ^[4]

Mission

To effectively and efficiently develop, acquire, field, and sustain materiel by leveraging domestic, organic, commercial, and foreign technologies and capabilities to meet the US Army's current and future mission requirements.

Vision

To equip and sustain the world's most capable, powerful and respected Army.

Chronological list of ASA(ALT)'s

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President Appointed By	Secretary Served Under
Paul J. Hoeper	May 29, 1998	January 21, 2001	Bill Clinton	Louis Caldera
Kenneth J. Oscar (acting)	January 21, 2001	February 1, 2002	George W. Bush	Thomas E. White
Claude M. Bolton, Jr.	February 1, 2002	January 2, 2008	George W. Bush	Thomas E. White, Francis J. Harvey, Pete Geren
Dean G. Popps (acting)	January 2, 2008	March 4, 2010	George W. Bush, Barack Obama	Pete Geren, John M. McHugh
Malcolm Ross O'Neill	March 4, 2010	June 3, 2011	Barack Obama	John M. McHugh
Heidi Shyu	June 4, 2011	Present	Barack Obama	John M. McHugh

Notes

^ 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

^ https://www.alt.army.mil/portal/page/portal/oasaalt/Bio_AAE
^ "OASA(ALT) Mission", OASA(ALT), 2009
^ "Information Management: Records Management - Office Symbols", AR 25–59, Headquarters Department of the Army, 14 August 2007 [1]
^ "Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology", OASA(ALT), 2009 [2]

External links

OASA(ALT)'s Website