REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--The Army's principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology received an update on the Army Contracting Command mission here last week.
Gabe Camarillo visited ACC headquarters Sept. 5 where he met with the command's senior leadership, received a mission briefing and toured the combined ACC and Expeditionary Contracting Command headquarters facility. He also visited the Army Acquisition Center of Excellence located on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus and participated in a town hall meeting with members of the Redstone acquisition workforce.
"This visit to the Army Contracting Command reconfirmed my view that our
contracting function is critically important, especially in these times of
budget and fiscal decline, Camarillo said. "We must sustain and leverage our contracting
workforce to preserve these vital skills that enable us to do more with
less."
Maj. Gen. Ted Harrison, ACC commanding general, briefed Camarillo on the command's fiscal year 2014 contract execution plan, projected personnel cuts as the command works toward Army-mandated reductions and how those reductions affect the contracting mission. He also discussed ACC's assumption of the contingency contract administration support mission in Africa and Southwest Asia.
"It's always good to have a chance to give our senior leaders a first-hand look at our mission and challenges," Harrison said. "Even though this was a short visit, we were able to dig below the surface on some strategic issues affecting Army Contracting Command as we posture ourselves to support the Army of 2025."
Camarillo walked through several ACC and ECC headquarters offices, greeting employees along the way, asking what they do and thanking them for their service.
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