REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama (April 14, 2023) – Leaders from across the Army Contracting Command enterprise gathered for its spring Senior Leader Forum to share best practices and coordinate operations to advance command priorities April 12 through 14 here.
Led by Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler, the ACC commanding general, Command Sgt. Maj. Julie Saorrono, the ACC command sergeant major, and Bryan Samson, the ACC deputy to the commanding general, more than 70 contracting professionals from around the globe assembled to improve contracting operations and build future readiness for the Army of 2030.
“Contracting is the integral enabler for virtually every Army operation and capability,” said Beeler, who leads the command with more than 6,000 members located at 100 locations. “Contracting is essential to predictive and precision sustainment. This Senior Leader Forum is a platform for participants to illustrate organizational readiness and capabilities required to enable optimized employment and build momentum across multiple domains.”
Topics for Senior Leader Forum focused on the ACC priorities of people, readiness, modernization, and reform and accountability. Command officials also discussed the overlapping demands of competition, crisis, conflict and change. Several military leaders spoke to the Senior Leader Forum participants including Megan Dake, the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement; Lt. Gen. Robert Marion, the principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology; Dr. William LaPlante, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment; Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd, the commanding general of Army Futures Command; and John Tenaglia, the principal director of Defense Pricing and Contracting.
In fiscal 2022, ACC officials completed more than 128,000 contract actions valued at more than $98 billion for the Army. As the Army’s principal buying agent, ACC supports Army readiness and modernization by utilizing best practices and expert-level oversight to provide warfighters with premier contracting support.
“The ACC Senior Leader Forum is not only about learning about the various topics presented by internal and external organizations, it’s about sharing experiences and ideas,” said Col. Gwen Devera-Waden, the commander of the 411th Contracting Support Brigade at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, Republic of Korea. “It’s just awesome to get out and meet fellow leaders to share thoughts and perspectives of how we’re working through some of these challenges or opportunities.”
About Army Contracting Command
The Army Contracting Command is headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. From food and clothing to bullets and bombs; from tanks and trucks to boats and aircraft; from Soldiers' weapons to the installations where they work and live with their families, ACC ensures Soldiers have what they need to be successful. As the Army's principal buying agent, ACC supports Army readiness and modernization by using best practices and expert-level oversight to provide warfighters with premier contracting support. The command accomplishes its global operational missions with a professional workforce of Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, foreign local nationals and contractors at more than 100 locations worldwide.
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