COL Kevin DietrickDeputy Program Executive Officer

Program Executive Office forSimulation, Training and Instrumentation

COL Kevin DietrickDeputy Program Executive Officer

Program Executive Office forSimulation, Training and Instrumentation

State Of The ArmyState Of PEO STRIState Of The ArmyState Of PEO STRI

Presentation to the

Combined Professional Associations Group (CPAG)

10 January 2008

AgendaAgenda

• State of The Army

The War

Grow The Army

Army Contracting

• State of PEO STRI

Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) and Acquisition Center

PEO STRI Charter

TADSS Policy Memorandum

State Of The ArmyState Of The Army

The War

• Strategic Environment characterized by uncertainty and persistent conflict.

• 154,000 deployed in Iraq and Kuwait. 26,000 deployed in Afghanistan.

• Reset – equipment will have to be repaired, replaced, updated.

Soldiers are the centerpiece of this effort

Dec 07

• Our Army is undergoing the largest organizational change since World War II as we transform to a Brigade-centric, modular force, AND Grow by 74.2K

Restations ~1/3 of the Army by end of FY 2011 Impacts 380K Soldiers and Families members Affects 304 installations/locations

• Our Army is executing a tightly-woven, operationally-synchronized plan integrating BRAC, Global Defense Posture Realignment, and Grow the Army; facilitated by Military Construction

Total Army Military Construction FY06-13: $66.4B Constructing 743 projects from FY06-13 Constructing 20 Brigade Complexes; 69,000 Barracks spaces; 4,100 Family Housing

Units; 66 Child Development Centers 13 Full BRAC Closures; 8 Leased facility closures 53 Realignments (3 Major School realignments) 125 New Armed Forces Reserve Centers

+74K+74K

Grow The Army - Strategic ContextGrow The Army - Strategic Context

Today’s action impacts quality of tomorrow’s force

Italy

X X X

XXX X

Legend

HBCT converted to GTA IBCT

GTA Unit

X

X

MPX

MEDX XE

Germany

XX

Ft BenningFt Gordon

Ft Bliss Ft Hood

X

Ft Polk

SUSTX

X

XXX X

X

X

Ft Lewis

SUST

X

X

X

SUST

X

X

III

SUST

X

Ft Carson

Ft Bragg

SUST

X

X

X

Ft Knox

Ft Campbell

Ft Riley

Ft Sill

Ft Stewart/HAAF

II

XXX XX

X X X X

X X

SUST

X

X

MPX

MEDX XE

SUSTX

Ft Irwin

X

MPX

MED

X

EOD

X

EOD

Ft Drum

XXX

SUST

X

X

XX

(-)

Ft Eustis SUST

X

X

Aberdeen Proving Grounds

20th SPT CMD

NTC

JRTC

X

TSC

MIMI SUST MP

XE

KoreaX

X

SUSTSUSTSUST

X X

MIMIMIX

X

MED

Ft Lee

Schofield BK/ Shafter/ Wheeler

Ft WainrightFt RichardsonX

SUST

X

X

MP

XE

X

X

MI

SUST

XX

XX X

X

AAMDC

ESC

ESC

XE

X

X X X

MFMF

AVN TF

ESC

XFt Leonard Wood

SFIII

R

III

X

SFIII

ESC

++

TSC

++

TSC

X X X

X

X

X

CABX

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

CAB

X

X

XX

X X

XX

SUST

X

Ft Myer

Ft Story49th QM

Active Component Operational Units BRAC and GTA Endstate- FY13

AAMDC

XX ++

XX

X

XWSMR

X

IBCT (ABN)

LEGEND:

Corps

Division Fires BDEX

Sustain BDESUST

X

CAB BDE

X

X

BfSB

X

CHEM BDEXE

ENG BDE

X

ADA BDE

Signal BDE MP BDEMP

X

EOD GRPEOD

X

MED BDEMED

X

CAB

X

MED

X

MED

Theater Airfield Ops GRP

X

TAOG

Expeditionary SustainmentCMD

ESC

XX

IBCT (ABN)

LEGEND:HBCT

X

HBCTXX

Division Fires BDEX

X

Sustain BDESUST

X

CAB BDE

XX

MEB

XX

BfSB

IBCT

X

IBCT

XX XX

CHEM BDEXE

ENG BDE

XX

ADA BDE

Signal BDE MP BDEMP

X

MP

X

EOD GRPEOD

X

EOD

X

MEDMED

XX

MED

X

MED

X

MED

Theater Airfield Ops GRP

X

TAOG

X

TAOG

Expeditionary SustainmentCMD

ESCESCX

SBCT

X

TSC Theater Support Command

(T)

(T)

(T)

X

State Of The ArmyState Of The Army

Army Contracting

• Gansler Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management In Expeditionary Operations.

• Army Acquisition activities in Central Command.

• Organizational alignments of responsibility.

• Personnel staffing (numbers, skills and training).

• Oversight and management.

• Responsiveness, visibility and controls.

• Budgeting and financial management.

• Sufficiency of extant legislation.

• Army Contracting Task Force.

• Led by LTG N. Ross Thompson, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and Ms. Kathryn Condon, Executive Deputy to the Commanding General of Army Materiel Command.

• Already made actionable recommendations and is implementing improvements.

State Of PEO STRIState Of PEO STRI

• HCA and Acquisition Center.

• PEO STRI Charter.

• U.S. Army Policy for the Acquisition of System Training Devices (TADSS Policy Memorandum).

PEO STRI continues to grow!

Vision“The Center of Acquisition Excellence providing simulation, training and testing solutions for the nation.”

Mission“To provide responsive interoperable Simulation, Training and Testing Solutions and Acquisition Services for the Warfighters and the Nation.”

• 26 February 2007 designated HCA.

• Conduct contract actions under Army Source Selection procedures.

• 48 new personnel.

• PARC creation.

Head Of Contracting ActivityHead Of Contracting Activity

•PEO STRI “Ends” #5 Provide a full range of contracting and acquisition services for effective, efficient and responsive life-cycle management.

• Department of Defense and U.S. Army.

• “You will maintain a balanced U.S. Army and Joint perspective…”

• “… create interoperable Live, Virtual, Constructive solutions to enhance training and testing capabilities.”

• Acquisition Center of Excellence.

New PEO STRI CharterNew PEO STRI Charter

• Interact with PEOs for System TADSS.

• ASA(ALT) staff fully supports this initiative.

• PEO STRI has the lead to facilitate the TADSS policy across ASA(ALT).

• System PEOs retain authority and responsibility for training system acquisition.

TADSS Policy MemorandumTADSS Policy Memorandum

Every PEO has been briefed and every PEO has offered a program to be supported

Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

• Capitol Hill Demonstration 4-7 February 2008

• Association of the United States Army Winter Symposium and Exposition 27-29 February 2008

• DoD Modeling and Simulation Conference 10 – 14 March 2008

• Army Ball 21 June 2008

• Association of United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition 6-8 October 2008

• Army year for I/ITSEC 1-4 December 2008 I/ITSEC

DMSC

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• Army Stationing Plan uses same stationing analysis as 2005 BRAC

• Stations 6 Infantry Brigade Combat Teams at:

2 at Ft Carson, CO

2 at Ft Stewart, GA

2 at Ft Bliss, TX

• Stations 8 Support Brigades (BDEs):

Military Police Brigade and Engineer Brigade Headquarters at Schofield Barracks, HI

Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Ft Leonard Wood, MO

Fires Brigade at Ft Bliss, TX

Sustainment Brigade and Air Defense Brigade at Ft Hood, TX

Expeditionary Sustainment Command Headquarters at Ft Lewis, WA

Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at Ft Polk, LA

• Restations 2 Maneuver Enhancement Brigades (MEBs) (pending NEPA):

To Ft Richardson (from Ft Irwin, CA)

To Ft Drum (from Schofield Barracks, HI)

• Activate and retain 2 HBCTs in Germany for 2 years

• Restations 2 OCONUS Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (pending NEPA):

To Ft Bliss, TX

To White Sands Missile Range, NM

Stationing SummaryStationing Summary

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