U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi, commanding general of the Defense Logistics Agency‘s Distribution unit, will serve as the next commanding general of the Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command by summer. The JM&L LCMC coordinates the Program Executive Office for Ammunition and the Armament Research, Development and …
Read More »Trump to Nominate Kearney & Co. Partner David Norquist as DoD Comptroller
President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate David Norquist, a partner at Alexandria, Virginia-based certified public accounting firm Kearney and Co., as defense undersecretary, comptroller. Trump revealed his plans to name Norquist and five other individuals to several positions at the Defense Department in a news release published Thursday. …
Read More »Alan Thomas Takes Helm as GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner
Alan Thomas, a vice president at government consulting firm Artlin Consulting, has taken his oath of office as commissioner of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service. GSA said Monday Thomas will oversee the newly reorganized FAS and help align GSA’s acquisition strategies with President Donald Trump’s business and technology initiatives. The agency notified …
Read More »Financial Mgmt Pro David Norquist Confirmed as Pentagon’s Comptroller
The Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to confirm David Norquist, a former partner at Alexandria, Virginia-based financial services contractor Kearney & Company, as comptroller of the Defense Department, Inside Defense reported Thursday. President Donald Trump nominated Norquist to the DoD comptroller post in March. Norquist said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier …
Read More »Ryan Dean Newman to Be Nominated Army General Counsel
Ryan Dean Newman, acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department‘s legal policy office, will be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as general counsel at the Department of the Army, the White House announced Monday. He previously served in the U.S. Army as a captain and received a Bronze …
Read More »Army Kicks Off First Robotics, Autonomous Weapon Systems; Terry McKenrick Comments
The U.S. Army has begun a two-week exercise in Fort Bliss, Texas to carry out assessments on new warfighting technologies such as robotics systems and autonomous weapons. The first full Army Warfighting Assessment aims to solicit input from soldiers on how the new warfighting technologies perform during a simulated combat situation, the …
Read More »Army’s Cyber Org Receives Service Component Command Designation; Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon Comments
The U.S. Army Cyber Command has been designated by the Department of the Army as an Army service component command. ARCYBER will work in support of the U.S. Cyber Command as well as lead and execute operations in cyber space in an effort to deny cyber access to potential adversaries under …
Read More »Army Gen. Vincent Brooks Nominated as US Forces Korea Commander
Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific under the U.S. Pacific Command, has been nominated as commander of U.S. Forces Korea. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a statement said Monday that Brooks was also nominated to lead the Combined Forces Command and the United Nations Command. The 36-year …
Read More »Profile: Heidi Shyu, Army Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
Heidi Shyu serves as assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology. She oversees the Army’s logistics operations, acquisition system and lifecycle management of weapons platforms and equipment. Shyu also leads the Army Acquisition Workforce and the Army Acquisition Corps and manages the department’s chemical weapons elimination program. Before joining …
Read More »Department of the Army Seeks Info on Exam, Survey Applications
The Department of the Army has sought information on commercial software applications to manage and administer online exams for students and survey campaigns. The Army Contracting Command issued a sources sought notice on May 27 asking interested vendors to respond with an outline of their ideas to develop a Web-based Army exam and survey …
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