Government, Industry Form ‘Powerful' Alliances to Tackle Challenges Together
As the U.S. military and the nation's commercial industry weather times of fiscal uncertainty and the ever-changing nature of the battlefield, collaboration is more important than ever.
This was the uniting theme throughout the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), held recently in Troy, MI, where several industry representatives discussed their plans to enhance collaboration with the Army and other services, and military leadership revealed needs that could lead to mutually beneficial relationships.
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Dr. Paul Rogers Takes Helm as New TARDEC Director
Pledging to associates that “I am here to support you,” Dr. Paul Rogers assumed his new role as the U.S. Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Director on Aug. 13, 2012.
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Director Dale Ormond formally presented Dr. Rogers with Delegation of Authority during a ceremony held at TARDEC on the U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal in Warren, MI, emphasizing the Army’s confidence in Dr. Rogers’ leadership. “It is very rare that civilians get this kind of opportunity,” Ormond explained. “This is one of the opportunities where we hand a civilian a set of keys and say, ‘It’s yours to drive and it’s yours to manage and run.’ We don’t do that very often, so this is a very special occasion.” Read More
RDECOM Director Dale Ormond Eyes Art of the Possible
The U.S. Army established the Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to coordinate its science and technology (S&T) activities just eight years ago, but Director Dale Ormond recently declared that the organization already faces its first crossroads.
“We have made progress in last eight years while the country’s been at war, and the Command’s developed the ability to generate a great deal of quick turnaround support for our warfighters, but there is more to do,” stated Ormond in his speech at the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS) in Troy, MI, held Aug. 14-16, 2012. “There is more to achieve in our ability to deliver decisive technologies and capabilities in the coming era to smaller armies and with lower budgets. This is the challenge we face today.” Read More
Secretary of the Army Takes Firsthand Peek at Ground Systems Technology
Calling the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) “an amazing place with amazing, dedicated people,” Secretary of the Army John McHugh made a one-day trip to the U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal on Thursday, July 19, to get a close-up view of the facilities where vital energy, mobility and survivability research are shaping the Army’s future.
McHugh, the Army’s top-ranking civilian official, toured TACOM LCMC laboratories and work spaces, including the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), where he viewed the newly opened Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL), regarded as a key testing and evaluation epicenter for new energy technology. Read More