Oct 19, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Eight current and former Army Contracting Command employees have been recognized by the Department of Defense and the U.S. AbilityOne Commission for their work supporting the AbilityOne Program.

Oct 19, 2012

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Personnel with the Army Contracting Command-National Capital Region contracting center here took time after a hectic fiscal year-end wrap-up to conduct a suicide prevention stand down Oct. 4.

Oct 19, 2012

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- Joan Wysoske, chief, Army Contracting Command-Rock Island's Contract Closeout Branch, was chosen as a 2012 Chicago Lighthouse Community Partner Award recipient Oct. 18.

Oct 19, 2012

A combat veteran with multiple deployments under his belt, Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Tucker currently serves as the Army Contracting Command executive driver for Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, ACC commanding general, and ACC Command Sgt. Maj. John L. Murray.

Oct 19, 2012

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Communication skills are essential for successful contracting professionals and a few Army Contracting Command-Rock Island employees are actively engaged in exercising their public speaking abilities at monthly international training in communication meetings.

Oct 19, 2012

To reduce redundancies, the Army Contracting Command realigned its training mission from the deputy chief of staff operations G3 to the deputy chief of staff human capital G1 effective Oct. 1.

Oct 15, 2012

On Oct. 12, the 414th Contracting Support Brigade was activated as part of the Army's continued initiatives to support every Army Service Component Command with a Contracting Support Brigade. 414th CSB Commander Col. Paul Pardew has spent the last year building his organization in order to support US Army Africa and its operations on the African continent

Oct 15, 2012

Two U.S. Army Contracting Command Soldiers have been named as recipients of U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center 2012 Army Acquisition Awards.

Oct 12, 2012

Sgt. 1st Class Dawn Simington currently serves as a 51C acquisition, logistics and technology contracting noncommissioned officer with the services flight of the 673rd Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Oct 8, 2012

The Program Executive Officer Soldier is offering an online survey to ask troops to choose from the which of the six proposed redesigned uniforms -- which include 32 improvements -- they like best. The survey opened Oct. 9 and will remain online until Oct. 29.

Oct 4, 2012

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond Odierno opened the service-wide suicide prevention stand down with senior leaders in the Pentagon, Sept. 27, by announcing that 237 Soldiers have potentially taken their lives so far this year and that the Army will step up its resilience training to combat the problem.

Oct 4, 2012

Despite an initial setback of being denied membership in the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club once before, Sgt. 1st Class La Chad Jefferson was more than determined the second go-round.

Oct 2, 2012

Maj. Gen. Camille Nichols, U.S. Army Contracting Command's commanding general, completed a video highlighting the great work ACC accomplished in fiscal year 2012.

Sep 28, 2012

Mission and Installation Contracting Command officials stand ready for the Oct. 1 transfer of administrative control for directorate of logistics contract requirements from the Army's Installation Management Command to the Sustainment Command.

Sep 26, 2012

Grilling more than 50 pounds of beef, chicken and pork for a group of six people seems like a lot, but for the husband and wife team of Robert Vanderipe and Lex Vanegas, it's a typical event.

Sep 26, 2012

The Army continues to address numerous challenges in an environment characterized by diminishing resources. This also holds true for Army contracting.

Sep 26, 2012

The Army Contracting Command's Government Furnished Property Community of Practice is working diligently to develop its members as a ready resource to property managers, and contracting practitioners across the command and the Army, according to David Groell, ACC GFP CoP lead, Contracting Operations.

Sep 26, 2012

In a command as vast and loaded with such a huge variety of information technology, the Army Contracting Command's Chief Information Office G6 has the task of corralling the various information tools to ensure they are aligned with the command's tasks and missions.

Sep 26, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.- The fourth quarter is a busy time of year for Army contracting professionals and the challenge for many is a combination of the sheer volume of contracts, the complexity of each transactions and also accessing and using the Standard Procurement System-Army to process the transactions.

Sep 26, 2012

The Value Engineering Change Proposal program is a legacy cost saving program used in government contracting for many years and the Army Contracting Command-New Jersey and General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products haves used it to save $38 million with additional saving to follow.

Sep 26, 2012

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - The 409th Contracting Support Brigade here is sponsoring a number of Expeditionary Contracting Command quality assurance specialist interns as part of a two-year program providing on-the-job experience.

Sep 26, 2012

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. --- Initially established as a six-person Air Force team , the Army Contracting Command-Rock Island Non-Complex Reachback Branch has grown to 18 temporary duty personnel, augmented by an additional two civilians and seven Army permanent party personnel stationed here.

Sep 26, 2012

Questions and Answers: Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, Commanding General, U.S. Army Contracting Command

Sep 26, 2012

Providing the stability necessary to maintain a transient workforce, the 411th Contracting Support Brigade's Korean-national workforce is the cornerstone of the brigade's success, according to the unit's senior leadership.

Sep 26, 2012

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.- The Army Contracting Command -- Aberdeen Proving Ground here kicked-off a series of site visits with its customer organizations, a greening tour, as a learning tool for employees.

Sep 26, 2012

For the fourth consecutive year, the Army Contracting Command will conduct the premier Department of Defense contracting readiness exercise for military and civilian personnel.

Sep 26, 2012

ROCK ISLAND, Ill.- On Sept. 23, Army Contracting Command--Rock Island procurement analyst Chris Calhoun joined thousands of other runners challenging themselves during the 2012 Quad Cities Marathon.

Sep 26, 2012

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J.-Army Contracting Command--New Jersey's New Associate Development Group here is teaching its interns it's more important to give than it is to receive.

Sep 26, 2012

One thing was certain, Deborah Van Heest's passion to see the world could not be contained in small-town America.

Sep 25, 2012

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island Executive Director Michael Hutchison was recently named the deputy to Maj. Gen. Camille Nichols, ACC commanding general.

Sep 25, 2012

Two Army Contracting Command-Rock Island employees graduated from the Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program on Aug. 23 in Washington D.C.

Sep 25, 2012

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island employees are actively engaged in exercising their public speaking abilities at monthly International Training in Communication meetings.

Sep 25, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Gen. Dennis L. Via, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, visited the U.S. Army Contracting Command and the Expeditionary Contracting Command headquarters here Sept. 25.

Sep 21, 2012

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Sep 19, 2012

U.S. Army officials announced the winners of its 2011 greatest inventions competition, Sept. 19, 2012.

Sep 19, 2012

The last day of school of my freshman year in high school, I woke up to the phone ringing. It was very early and I heard my mom's voice talking to the person on the other end.

Sep 19, 2012

Anita McLain is a contracting officer/contract specialist with the 409th Contracting Support Brigade, Theater Contracting Center, in Kaiserslautern, Germany .

Sep 19, 2012

If you're trying to survive the latest zombie apocalypse, you might want to ask the Weitzel clan for a tip or two.

Sep 17, 2012

A team of contracting experts here are helping ensure the smooth execution of billions of dollars in acquisitions as the frenzied pace at which most contracting offices operate has hastened to an all out sprint toward the end of the government's fiscal year Sept. 30.

Sep 14, 2012

"I'm pleased to announce that Mike Hutchison will become our new deputy here at Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)," stated Maj. Gen. Camille Nichols, commanding general of Army Contracting Command.

Sep 13, 2012

The U.S. Army Sustainment Command, through the Army Contracting Command -- Rock Island, executed the first round of basic ordering agreements (BOA) with companies to provide logistics support services through its Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise (EAGLE) program. The second round of BOA releases will be made on a continuing basis between now and Oct. 15.

Sep 13, 2012

The commanding general of Army Contracting Command visited members of the Fort Sam Houston community, and gave insight to the future of Army contracting Sept. 6 and 7 here.

Sep 13, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-Dorphelia and Wilbert Foster have found that helping others is a great way to help themselves.

Sep 13, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Newly promoted to colonel, Ian Klinkhammer gave the credit to the people who serve with him, helped raise him and made him the person he is today.

Sep 12, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Contracting officers, specialists and procurement analysts throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command have a new resource at their disposal when making decisions during the contracting process.

Sep 6, 2012

As training for Southern Accord 2012 commenced, members of the 414th Contracting Support Brigade deployed and provided contracting support and more in support of the U.S. Africa Command joint exercise.

Sep 6, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- A Mission and Installation Contracting Command contracting officer from Fort Sill, Okla., received the Department of the Army's Contracting Professional of the Year Award during an August ceremony at Washington, D.C.

Sep 5, 2012

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.-- Members of the Army Contracting Command --Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., proved they're not only winners in the acquisition arena, but are also winners on the sports field.

Sep 5, 2012

Quad Cities NCMA chapter announced 83 percent of ACC-RI employees passed NCMA certification test.

Sep 5, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. small businesses throughout the nation benefitted from the award of more than $200 million in contracts during the month of August by contracting officials with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

Sep 5, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.-- For contracting specialists, training is not an option. Contracting personnel are required to obtain Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification and an additional 80 hours of continuous learning points every two years.

Sep 5, 2012

Safety intern grateful to serve war fighters

Sep 5, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.-- The Food Channel promotes Paula Deen, Rachel Ray and others as its wellknown cooking personalities. The Army Contracting Command's answer is Sandy Merritt.

Aug 31, 2012

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Accustomed to working within the structure and discipline of a military environment, Maj. Matthew Bisswurm is stepping into new territory after his selection for a position at Google, Inc., as part of the Army's Training with Industry Program.

Aug 31, 2012

Staff Sgt. Joe Kibe is a contracting specialist assigned to the 649th Contingency Contracting Team, 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion, 409th Contracting Support Brigade, in Kaisersalutern, Germany.

Aug 31, 2012

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- As the Army reduces in size, the Army Acquisition Corps is growing.

Aug 31, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- Command Sgt. Maj. Angel Clark-Davis, command sergeant major, Expeditionary Contracting Command, joins (left to right) Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Ernie Lombardi, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in welcoming veterans to the 2012 Hiring our Heroes Job Fair held at the Marriott here Aug. 23.

Aug 28, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command kicked-off its 50th anniversary celebration Aug. 1, but the celebration continued through the end of October by highlighting AMC's history.

Aug 24, 2012

Members of the Army Contracting Command -- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., gathered Aug. 6 to witness the official uncasing of the organizational colors during a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, ACC commanding general and Steven R. Bryant, ACC-APG deputy director.

Aug 24, 2012

WARREN, Mich. -- Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, commanding general, Army Contracting Command, visited Army Contracting Command- Warren July 20 to unveil and present its new unit flag, meet with its leadership and host a town hall.

Aug 24, 2012

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Not one to turn down an invite, Army Contracting Command's Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Charles "Chip" Fields found himself fielding questions from a very inquisitive group of local children at the Grace United Methodist Church Sunday School here.

Aug 23, 2012

Maj. Brenda F. Perry is the chief, contracting support operations with the 412th Contracting Support Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Aug 23, 2012

Aug 23, 2012

With a geographic footprint spanning across 104 countries, the 409th Contracting Support Brigade in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is the Expeditionary Contracting Command's support link on the European and African continents.

Aug 22, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Recent college graduates looking for a career in Army contracting should keep their eyes on Armyhire.com for a series of rapid-fire job announcements, according to Army Contracting Command's human capital director.

Aug 16, 2012

Army Contracting Command is preparing to say farewell to two of its senior leaders.

Aug 16, 2012

PICATNNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, commanding general, Army Contracting Command, paid a visit to ACC-New Jersey, Aug. 9-10.

Aug 16, 2012

MALANG, Indonesia -- The annual multi-national Medical Readiness Training Exercise Tendon Valiant 2012 began June 18 at the Soepraoen Army Hospital in Malang, Indonesia.

Aug 16, 2012

Learn more about Ruth-Ann Smith, a contract administrator with the Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Aug 15, 2012

View this week's edition of our online newsletter, ACC NewsBlast.

Aug 14, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- More than $326 million in contracts were awarded to small businesses throughout the nation for the month of July by contracting officials with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

Aug 10, 2012

Through opportunities for professional development and education, the Army will shape the future civilian workforce, ensuring adaptive leaders with diverse experiences, who are able to solve complex problems -- an effort comparable to the development of Soldiers throughout their careers. Retaining and managing talent is a top priority for Army leaders, particularly during downsizing.

Aug 8, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal - Colorado Springs Contracting Directorate's team-building exercise resulted in more than an increase in esprit-de-corps. It helped create a home.

Aug 7, 2012

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd Austin were in attendance at the promotion ceremony for Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via, U.S. Army Materiel Command's deputy commanding general, at the Bob Jones auditorium in Madison, Ala., Aug. 7, 2012.

Aug 1, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command marked AMC's 50th anniversary by inducting five former employees into the inaugural AMC Hall of Fame Aug. 1 at AMC Headquarters, here.

Aug 1, 2012

For Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, commanding general, U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., the Olympic games are memories of past accomplishments and friendships.

Aug 1, 2012

Learn more about Travis Petty, Antiterrorism/Force Protection Officer at the 409th Contracting Support Brigade in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Jul 27, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- A Mission and Installation Contracting Command contracting office at Fort Knox, Ky., saved almost $22 million with the award of a contract for wireless devices and services supporting the Army's more than 8,500-member recruiting force around the world.

Jul 27, 2012

Three members of the Michael R. Jones family are currently deployed to Bagram Airfield in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Father, mother and son are serving in different capacities; each said being deployed together can be a mixed blessing.

Jul 27, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command here welcomed its new chief of staff July 25.

Jul 26, 2012

Learn more about Capt. Jeremy Brown, the commander's new aide-de-camp.

Jul 23, 2012

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island Executive Director Michael Hutchison held a reception at the Arsenal Golf Club House here on July 17 to welcome Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols, ACC's first commanding general.

Jul 20, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command hosted the AMC town hall and employee recognition day at the Bob Jones auditorium here, Jul. 20.

Jul 18, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--The fourth quarter is a busy time of each fiscal year for Army contracting professionals and the challenge for many is a combination of the sheer volume of contracts, the complexity of each transaction, and also accessing and using the Standard Procurement System-Army to process the transactions.

Jul 18, 2012

A contracting specialist with the 901st Contingency Contracting Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, Staff Sgt. Trevah A. Goins is currently deployed to Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar with the U.S. Central Command's Joint Theater Support Contracting Command.

Jul 17, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- A trip to today's military hospitals reveals American warriors afflicted with many different ailments, including battle injuries, missing limbs and severe scars. Time and medical care eventually heals all physical wounds, but some wounds leave no physical scars.

Jul 17, 2012

Sgt. 1st Class Jay Denton, Army Sustainment Command, engages an obstacle during day two of the STX (Situated Training Exercise) lane events in the Army Materiel Command's Best Warrior Competition July 17 at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. The top noncommissioned officers and Soldiers from AMC are gathered here for the three-day event to select the command's top NCO and Soldier of the Year.

Jul 13, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- As the Mission and Installation Contracting Command's chief of staff prepares to retire in August after 36 years of service, the significant contributions he's made to the Army and the contracting community will long impact Soldiers serving today and in the future. But few people know that his budding career in contracting came long before his accession into the Army Acquisition Corps in 1995.

Jul 13, 2012

Jul 13, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- The 412th Contracting Support Brigade welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony here July 10.

Jul 11, 2012

Despite a heat index rising to 110-plus degrees, Quad Cities residents came out and celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rock Island Arsenal. Activities officially kicked off at 10 a.m. with a parade that made its way down the island's main street, Rodman Avenue. Then, the U.S. Army's Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, descended upon RIA's Memorial Field, displaying their pinpoint landing skills.

Jul 11, 2012

Corey Webb, government property administrator and plant clearance officer, Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, Anniston, Ala., said his goodbyes to co-workers in Alabama and at Army Contracting Command Rock Island, Ill., June 28 prior to moving to a new position with the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Jul 11, 2012

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- Kim Denver, deputy assistant secretary of the Army (procurement) visited ACC-RI and took the time to present the 2011 Secretary of the Army Awards for Excellence in Contracting during a town hall June 21.

Jul 11, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Army Contracting Command's new deputy chief of staff, G3 Mission Operations, is a new face among several leadership changes across the command.

Jul 10, 2012

Heidi Shyu, acting assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, visited the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center at Rock Island, Ill., which is the only vertically integrated metal manufacturer in Department of Defense.

Jul 6, 2012

Todd S. Bales is a contract specialist with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif.

Jul 2, 2012

Hawaiian tradewinds blew favorably across the deck of the USS Missouri here June 28 as Col. Michael D. Hoskin relinquished command to Col. Martin A. Zybura at the first change of command ceremony for the 413th Contracting Support Brigade.

Jun 28, 2012

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- June 28, 2012 -- Under Secretary of the Army the Honorable Joseph Westphal presents the 2011 Presidential Rank Awards to four Army Materiel Command professionals during an official ceremony at the Pentagon, Thursday.

Jun 27, 2012

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- Monday through Friday, Anthony P. Rosata is a cool-headed, polite, hardworking and funny Army Contracting Command-Rock Island systems analyst. But ask the crowd at one of his band's shows about his persona and you'd get a whole different list of descriptors: heavy, loud and brutal, for instance.

Jun 27, 2012

Manuel R. Medeiros is currently assigned to the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Drum, N.Y., and is slated to deploy to Afghanistan to serve with the Defense Contract Management Agency.