United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
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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.[3]
The Honorable
(formal address in writing)
| Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) | |
| United States Department of the Army | |
| Style | 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, Logistics, and Technology |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level IV[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Office symbol
In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)'s office symbol is SAAL-ZA.[4]
Components
- 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]
- Deputy for Medical Systems
- Director, US Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
- Director, Chemical Materials Agency (CMA)
- JPEO Armaments and Ammunition (A&A)
- JPEO Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRND)
- PEO Aviation
- PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS)
- PEO Command, Control, Communications, and Network (C3N)
- PEO Enterprise
- PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
- PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S)
- PEO Missiles and Space (MS)
- PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (STRI)
- PEO Soldier
- Direct reports
- US Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
- Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC)
- Army Science Board
- ASA(ALT) System of Systems Engineering and Integration – ASA(ALT) SoSE&I
- Life Cycle Management
- Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Integration Office (ALT IO)
- Deputy for Life Cycle Integration
- Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM LCMC)
- Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (C-E LCMC)
- Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC)
- Tank-Automotive Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC)
- Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
In role of Acquisition Executive
The ASA(ALT) is generally delegated the role of acquisition executive. (See Army Acquisition Corps)
The Army's program executive officers report directly to the acquisition executive.[5][6]
- JPEO Armaments and Ammunition (A&A)
- JPEO Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRND)
- PEO Aviation
- PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS)
- PEO Command, Control, Communications, and Network (C3N)
- PEO Enterprise
- PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
- PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S)
- PEO Missiles and Space (MS)
- PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (STRI)
- PEO Soldier
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 | Paul J. Hoeper | May 29, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | 2 years, 236 days | Louis Caldera | Bill Clinton | |
| – | Kenneth J. Oscar (acting) |
January 20, 2001 | February 1, 2002 | 1 year, 12 days | Thomas E. White | George W. Bush | |
| 2 | Claude M. Bolton Jr. | February 1, 2002 | January 2, 2008 | 5 years, 335 days | Thomas E. White Francis J. Harvey Pete Geren | ||
| – | 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 | Malcolm Ross O'Neill | March 4, 2010 | June 3, 2011 | 1 year, 91 days | John M. McHugh | Barack Obama | |
| 4 | Heidi Shyu | June 4, 2011 | January 30, 2016 | 4 years, 240 days | John M. McHugh Eric Fanning (acting) Patrick Murphy (acting) | ||
| 5 | Katrina McFarland | February 1, 2016 | November 1, 2016 | 274 days | Patrick Murphy (acting) Eric Fanning | ||
| – | Steffanie Easter (acting) |
November 2, 2016 | November 8, 2017 | 1 year, 6 days | Eric Fanning Robert M. Speer (acting) | ||
| – | Jeffrey S. White (acting) |
November 8, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | 54 days | Ryan McCarthy Mark Esper |
Donald Trump Joe Biden | |
| 6 | Bruce D. Jette | January 2, 2018 | January 21, 2021 | 3 years, 19 days | Mark Esper Ryan McCarthy John Whitley (acting) | ||
| – | Douglas R. Bush (acting) |
January 21, 2021 | February 11, 2022 | 1 year, 21 days | John Whitley (acting) Christine Wormuth |
Joe Biden | |
| 7 | Douglas R. Bush | February 11, 2022 | January 20, 2025 | 2 years, 344 days | Christine Wormuth | Joe Biden | |
| – | Patrick Mason (acting) |
January 20, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | 105 days | Mark Averill (acting) Daniel P. Driscoll |
Donald Trump | |
| – | Jesse D. Tolleson (acting) |
May 5, 2025 | September 22, 2025 | 140 days | Daniel P. Driscoll | Donald Trump | |
| 8 | Brent G. Ingraham | September 22, 2025 | Present | 179 days | Daniel P. Driscoll | Donald Trump | |
See also
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.