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United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

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The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT) A-salt) is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Army. The office of ASA(ALT) is abbreviated as OASA(ALT), and commonly refers to its leader and sub-offices. 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 principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics. The current Principal Military Deputy OASA (ALT) is LTG Robert M. Collins.

History Effective February 16, 1999, Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera directed the logistics mission and functions of the assistant secretary of the Army (installations, logistics and environment), or ASA (IL&E), be transferred under the operational control of the assistant secretary of the Army (research, development and acquisition), known as ASA (RDA). As such, the office of the ASA (RDA) was renamed the assistant secretary of the Army (acquisition, logistics and technology), abbreviated ASA (ALT), and the office of ASA (IL&E) was renamed the assistant secretary of the Army (installations and environment), or ASA (I&E).

Organization Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs and Resources Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology Pathway for Innovation and Technology (PIT) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Sustainment Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management (DASM) Principal Military Deputy/Director Acquisition Career Management/Chief Integration Officer Director, US Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) Portfolio acquisition executives (PAE) (dual reporting structure to T2COM for requirements, and ASA(ALT) for acquisition) PAE Agile Sustainment and Ammunition (AS&A) PAE Command and Control/Counter-Command and Control (C2/CC2) PAE Fires PAE Layered Protection and CBRN Defense PAE Maneuver Air PAE Maneuver Ground Capability program executives (CPEs) CPE Ammunition and Energetics (A&E) CPE Aviation CPE CBRN Defense CPE Combat Logistics (CL) CPE Command and Control Information Network (C2IN) CPE Defensive Fires CPE Enterprise Software and Services (ES2) CPE Ground CPE Integrated Fires CPE Intelligence and Spectrum Warfare (ISW) CPE Mission Autonomy (MA) CPE Offensive Fires CPE Simulation, Training, Test and Threat (ST3) Source:

In role of service acquisition executive The ASA(ALT) is delegated the role of acquisition executive.

Acquisition offices Prior to late 2025 to early 2026, the Army used program executive offices for procurement and program management. Program executive offices (PEOs) and joint PEOs:

JPEO Armaments and Ammunition (A&A) JPEO Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRND) PEO Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) 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 Source: On November 7, 2025, the Army launched an overhaul of its procurement process. The Army replaced its program executive offices (PEOs) with portfolio acquisition executives (PAEs) and capability program executives (CPEs). The new acquisition construct, as follows:

Publications The ASA(ALT) was responsible for Army AL&T magazine, a quarterly publication addressing army technology and logistics topics. The magazine ceased issue in July 2025, and was replaced by online articles. First issued as Army Research and Development magazine in December 1960, and published by the Army Research Office (ARO), the magazine covered topics in army technology and logistics. The magazine was placed under the assistant secretary of the army for research, development and acquisition (ASA (RDA)) in 1980, and was renamed as Army RD&A. In 2000, the magazine was placed under the assistant secretary of the army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA (ALT)), and was renamed as Army AL&T.

Timeline December 1960 – First issue, named Army Research and Development magazine (also Army R&D); published monthly 1973 – Changed publication to six times per year at the start of 1973 1980 – Renamed Army RD&A 2000 – Renamed Army AL&T 2006 – Changed to quarterly publication at the start of 2006 2019 – Beginning in spring 2019, publication dates were changed from month spans to seasons (e.g., issues previously named July–September, were now known as a Summer issue) Summer 2025 – Final issue of Army AL&T Source(s):

Officeholders

Office symbol In accordance with Army Regulation 25–59, the ASA(ALT) office symbol is SAAL-ZA. Sub-offices of the ASA(ALT) are also assigned office symbols.

See also Army Science Board Structure of the United States Army List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation Related positions

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Space Acquisition and Integration) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

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External links Official website www.sarda.army.mil (Archived on October 22, 1997) Army Research and Development magazine 1972

January–February (PDF) at archive.org ~March ~April ~May ~June ~July ~August ~September ~October ~November December (PDF) at archive.org See also: § Publications

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