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Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logisitics, and Technology)
OASA-ALT
Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logisitics, and Technology)
Flag of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
Douglas R. Bush, Army Assistant Secretary
Incumbent
Douglas R. Bush
since February 11, 2022
United States Department of the Army
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, Logisitics, 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 logistic.[2]

Office symbol[]

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

Components[]

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 Template:Proper name or Expeditionary Technology Search, a four-phase catalyst for the Army to engage with the community of innovators:[5]

  1. Concept white paper contest for technological ideas
  2. Up to 125 selected contestants pitch their ideas to a panel of Army experts
  3. Up to 25 semifinalists will be featured at the Innovator's Corner of the annual AUSA meeting in November
  4. 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]

Chronological list of ASA(ALT)s[]

No. Portrait Name Term of office Secretary(s)
served under
President
appointed by
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Hoeper Paul J. Hoeper May 29, 1998 January 20, 2001 2 years, 236 days Louis Caldera Bill Clinton
Oscar Kenneth J. Oscar
(acting)
January 20, 2001 February 1, 2002 1 year, 12 days Thomas E. White George W. Bush
2 Bolton Claude M. Bolton Jr. February 1, 2002 January 2, 2008 5 years, 335 days Thomas E. White
Francis J. Harvey
Pete Geren
Popps 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 O'Neill Malcolm Ross O'Neill March 4, 2010 June 3, 2011 1 year, 91 days John M. McHugh Barack Obama
4 Shyu Heidi Shyu June 4, 2011 January 30, 2016 4 years, 240 days John M. McHugh
Eric Fanning (acting)
Patrick Murphy (acting)
5 Katrina McFarland official photo (cropped) Katrina McFarland February 1, 2016 November 1, 2016 274 days Patrick Murphy (acting)
Eric Fanning
Steffanie Easter (cropped) Steffanie Easter
(acting)
November 2, 2016 November 8, 2017 1 year, 6 days Eric Fanning
Robert M. Speer (acting)
Jeffrey S. White Jeffrey S. White
(acting)
November 8, 2017 January 1, 2018 54 days Ryan McCarthy
Mark Esper
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
6 Bruce D. Jette (cropped) Bruce D. Jette January 2, 2018 January 21, 2021 6 years, 334 days Mark Esper
Ryan McCarthy
John Whitley (acting)
Douglas R. Bush Douglas R. Bush
(acting)
January 21, 2021 Feb 11, 2022 3 years, 314 days John Whitley (acting)
Christine Wormuth
Joe Biden
7 Douglas R. Bush, Army Assistant Secretary Douglas R. Bush Feb 11, 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 293 days Christine Wormuth Joe Biden

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. 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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