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

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT) ) 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 OfficerBy law, portfolio acquisition executives (PAEs), capability program executives (CPEs), and program executive offices (PEOs) have direct access, and report directly to the army acquisition executive in connection with all program matters. 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: +FormerReorganizedProgram executive officesCapability program executivesPortfolio acquisition executiveJPEO Armaments and AmmunitionPEO Combat Support and Combat Service SupportCPE Ammunition and EnergeticsCPE Combat LogisticsPAE Agile Sustainment and AmmunitionPEO AviationCPE AviationCPE Mission AutonomyPAE Maneuver AirPEO Ground Combat SystemsPEO SoldierCPE GroundPAE Maneuver GroundPEO Command, Control, Communications, and NetworkPEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and SensorsPEO Simulation, Training and InstrumentationCPE Command and Control Information NetworkCPE Intelligence and Spectrum WarfareCPE Simulation, Training, Test and ThreatPAE Command and Control/Counter-Command and ControlPEO Missiles and SpaceRapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies OfficeCPE Defensive FiresCPE Integrated FiresCPE Offensive FiresPAE FiresJPEO CBRN DefenseCPE CBRN DefensePAE Layered Protection and CBRN Defense

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

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Officeholders

Portrait Name Term of office Secretary(s)served under Presidentappointed by Took office Left office Time in office 1 Paul J. Hoeper May 29, 1998 January 20, 2001 Louis Caldera Bill Clinton – Kenneth J. Oscar January 20, 2001 February 1, 2002 Thomas E. White George W. Bush 2 Claude M. Bolton Jr. February 1, 2002 January 2, 2008 Thomas E. WhiteFrancis J. HarveyPete Geren – Dean G. Popps January 2, 2008 March 4, 2010 Pete GerenJohn M. McHugh George W. BushBarack Obama 3 Malcolm Ross O'Neill March 4, 2010 June 3, 2011 John M. McHugh Barack Obama 4 Heidi Shyu June 4, 2011 January 30, 2016 John M. McHughEric Fanning (acting)Patrick Murphy (acting) 5 Katrina McFarland February 1, 2016 November 1, 2016 Patrick Murphy (acting)Eric Fanning – Steffanie Easter November 2, 2016 November 8, 2017 Eric FanningRobert M. Speer (acting) – Jeffrey S. White November 8, 2017 January 1, 2018 Ryan McCarthyMark Esper Donald TrumpJoe Biden 6 Bruce D. Jette January 2, 2018 January 21, 2021 Mark EsperRyan McCarthyJohn Whitley (acting) – Douglas R. Bush January 21, 2021 February 11, 2022 John Whitley (acting)Christine Wormuth Joe Biden 7 Douglas R. Bush February 11, 2022 January 20, 2025 Christine Wormuth Joe Biden – Patrick Mason January 20, 2025 May 5, 2025 Mark Averill (acting)Daniel P. Driscoll Donald Trump – Jesse D. Tolleson May 5, 2025 September 22, 2025 Daniel P. Driscoll Donald Trump8 Brent G. Ingraham September 22, 2025 Present Daniel P. DriscollAdam Telle (acting) Donald Trump

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.

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

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