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]
Formation 1998
First holder Paul J. Hoeper
Website Official Website
Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)

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]

Office Symbol

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

Components

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

Picture Name Assumed Office Left Office President Appointed By Secretary Served Under
Paul J. Hoeper May 29, 1998 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton Louis Caldera
Kenneth J. Oscar (acting) January 20, 2001 February 1, 2002 George W. Bush Thomas E. White
Major General 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
Lt. Gen. 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

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

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