Army Has Solved Requirements Creep, Bush Says

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Douglas Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, speaks to an audience at the Association of the U.S. Army's Annual Meeting and Exposition
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Army Has Solved Requirements Creep, Bush Says

The Army’s top weapons and equipment buyer says the service is on the cusp of completing a major shift in acquisition at speed—and with requirements to support major allies in two global wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and more threats on the horizon in the Indo-Pacific, there’s no time to waste.

Bush: Army Seeks Production at Combat Speed

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155mm Base Burn Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions rounds wait to be loaded into M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers and M992 Field Artillery Support Vehicles
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Bush: Army Seeks Production at Combat Speed

Facing global challenges, the Army is investing in technology and its industrial base to meet production and manufacturing capacity needs, the assistant Army secretary of acquisition, logistics and technology said.

Bang: Working With Industry Critical to Army Acquisition

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Speaker at AUSA LANPAC
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Bang: Working With Industry Critical to Army Acquisition

Transparency is critical as the Army looks to work more closely with industry to rapidly provide the force with much-needed capabilities, a senior leader said.

“I think transparency and working with industry is critical,” said Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology. “You all have some amazing expertise. I think it’s great to get a room together with leaders as well as industry so we can spin and riff off each other and understand the technology and capabilities you have.”

Camarillo: Army Adapting to Meet Soldiers’ Needs

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Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo speaks at AUSA Global Force
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Camarillo: Army Adapting to Meet Soldiers’ Needs

As warfighting innovations advance, a “quiet revolution” is taking place in the Army that promises to change the way the service does business with industry, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said.

“Our innovation challenges aren’t technical, they really are institutional,” Camarillo said March 26 in his keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama.

Army Aims to Better Integrate Training, Acquisition

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Army Aims to Better Integrate Training, Acquisition

As the Army continues its transformation, it must ensure that training keeps pace with new systems and technologies, and the service must work with industry partners to expedite the acquisition process, two senior Army leaders said.

“It’s an exciting time—the Army is doing a lot, very quickly,” said Douglas Bush, the Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology. “We want to make things easier for our leaders, our commanders and our soldiers.”

Army Wants to ‘Reshape’ Software Acquisition

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Gabe Camarillo, Under Secretary of the Army, speaks during the Digital Transformation panel at the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Pete Marovich for AUSA)
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Army Wants to ‘Reshape’ Software Acquisition

As the Army faces pressure to adopt the technologies and digital tools rapidly becoming the standard for business and professional operations, service leaders plan to roll out a slate of new development and acquisition policies aimed at standardizing best practices and taking advantage of outside expertise and already validated efforts.

But even with these initiatives in motion, the Army may not be moving fast enough to satisfy the industry partners supporting its work. 

Army Ready to Help Israel with Lessons from Ukraine

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Douglas Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army, speaks during the Contemporary Military Forum during the AUSA 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (Tasos Katopodis for AUSA)
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Army Ready to Help Israel with Lessons from Ukraine

As a new unprovoked invasion ignites war in the Middle East, the U.S. Army is watching—and it’s better prepared to assist now than it was two years ago.

That’s the message from Douglas Bush, assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology. Speaking Oct. 9 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Bush hailed the transformation that has taken place within Army acquisition in the past year, motivated by the urgent need to support Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia. 

Evolving Technology Will Change Warfare

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Young Bang speaks at a keynote at AUSA's LANPAC
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Evolving Technology Will Change Warfare

With the rapid evolution of technology, soldiers fighting on the battlefields of 2050 may not look too different from a science fiction movie or a video game, a senior Army leader said.

Speed Required in Acquisition Efforts

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Global force panel
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Speed Required in Acquisition Efforts

Speed, agility and partnerships with industry are critical to the Army’s success as it transforms the force for the future, a panel of experts said during the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama.

“We have to be able to react at a speed that paces the threat, and that includes in acquisition,” said Douglas Bush, assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology. Congress has helped, he said, by giving the Army various authorities to “go much more quickly when we need to.”

Army Aviation Betting on Aggressive Timelines

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Doug Bush speaks to attendees at AUSA's Aviation Hot Topic
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Army Aviation Betting on Aggressive Timelines

Douglas Bush, the Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, says his top priority is very simple: “The only thing that actually matters in the Army is equipping soldiers so they can fight and win.”

Speaking at an Army Aviation Hot Topic event hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army, Bush said the Army has struggled in the past on designing, building and fielding new products. Times have changed, he said, with the Army on the edge of big changes.