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 Military Acquisition, Acquisition Executive, the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the President, 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.

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) *** Office of the Chief Systems Engineer 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 United States Army Chemical Materials Agency, Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) *** Joint Program Executive Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition, JPEO Armaments & Ammunition (A&A) *** Joint Program Executive Office Chemical and Biological Defense, JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) *** Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio System, JPEO Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) *** Program Executive Office Aviation, PEO Aviation (AVN) *** Program Executive Office Command Control Communications Tactical, PEO Command Control Communications Tactical (C3T) *** Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support, PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS) *** Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) *** Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems, PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS) *** Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors, PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S) *** Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, PEO Missiles and Space (M&S) *** Program Executive Office Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation, PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (STRI) *** Program Executive Office Soldier, PEO Soldier ** Direct Reports *** U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center , United States Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) *** United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) *** Army Science Board *** ASA(ALT) System of Systems Engineering and Integration (ASA(ALT) SoSE&I) ** Product life cycle management, Life Cycle Management *** Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Integration Office (ALT IO) *** Deputy for Life Cycle Integration *** U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Tank-Automotive Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) *** United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM LCMC) *** United States Army Materiel Command, Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (C-E LCMC) *** United States Army Materiel Command, 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 United States Army Acquisition Corps#Modernization process, 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 Officers 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 * Program executive officer , JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) * Program executive officer , JPEO Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) * Program executive officer , PEO Ammunition (AMMO) * Program executive officer , PEO Aviation (AVN) * Program executive officer , PEO Command Control Communications Tactical (C3T) * Program executive officer , PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS) * Program executive officer , PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) * Program executive officer , PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS) * Program executive officer , PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S) * Program executive officer , PEO Missiles and Space (M&S) * Program executive officer , PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (STRI) * Program executive officer , PEO Soldier

Chronological list of ASA(ALT)s

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.alt.army.mil/portal/page/portal/oasaalt United States Department of Defense officials, United States defense procurement Military simulation United States Army civilians