United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT) pronounced A-salt) is known as OASA(ALT). OASA(ALT) serves, when delegated, as the Army Acquisition Executive, the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army, and as the senior research and development official for the Department of the Army. The OASA(ALT) also has the principal responsibility for all Department of the Army matters related to logistics.^[3]

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)
Incumbent Jesse D. Tolleson Acting  since May 5, 2025[1]
United States Department of the Army
Style	Mr. Secretary The Honorable (formal address in writing)
Reports to	Secretary of the Army Under Secretary of the Army
Seat	The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Nominator	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	10. U.S.C. § 7016
Formation	May 29, 1998
First holder	Paul J. Hoeper
Succession	Joint 18th in SecDef succession in seniority of appointment
Deputy	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level IV[2]
Website	Official website

Office symbol

In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 25–59, OASA(ALT)'s office symbol is SAAL-ZA.^[4]

Components

• ASA(ALT) SAAL-ZA
  • Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Data, Engineering, and Software SAAL-ZE
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons SAAL-ZC
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs and Resources SAAL-ZR
      • Chief Information Officer
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology SAAL-ZT
    • Chairman Army Science Board SAAL-ASB
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Procurement SAAL-ZP
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communication & Business Transformation SAAL-ZG
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Policy and Logistics SAAL-ZL
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Exports and Cooperation SAAL-ZN
    • Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management SAAL-ZS
  • Principal Military Deputy/Director Acquisition Career Management/Chief Integration Officer^{[nb 1]}
    • Deputy for Medical Systems
    • Director US Army Acquisition Support Center USAASC
    • Director Chemical Materials Agency (CMA)
    • JPEO Armaments & Ammunition (A&A)
    • JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD)
    • JPEO Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
    • PEO Aviation (AVN)^[5]
    • PEO Command Control Communications Tactical (C3T)
    • PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS)
    • PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)
    • PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
    • PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S)
    • PEO Missiles and Space (M&S)
    • PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (STRI)
    • PEO Soldier
  • Direct Reports
    • United States Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)
    • Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC)
    • Army Science Board
    • ASA(ALT) System of Systems Engineering and Integration (ASA(ALT) SoSE&I)
  • Life Cycle Management
    • Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Integration Office (ALT IO)
    • Deputy for Life Cycle Integration
    • Tank-Automotive Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC)
    • Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM LCMC)
    • Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (C-E LCMC)
    • Joint Munitions & Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC)

In role of Acquisition Executive

The ASA (ALT) is generally delegated the role of Acquisition Executive. (See Army Acquisition Corps)

In June 2018 the Acquisition Executive launched xTechSearch or Expeditionary Technology Search, a four-phase catalyst for the Army to engage with the community of innovators:^[6]

1. Concept white paper contest for technological ideas
2. Up to 125 selected contestants pitch their ideas to a panel of Army experts
3. Up to 25 semifinalists will be featured at the Innovator's Corner of the annual AUSA meeting in November
4. 12 finalists in a Capstone Demonstration to DoD, for a $200,000 prize

The direct reports of the Acquisition Executive are Program Executive Officers for the respective Program Executive Offices (PEOs)^[7]

• JPEO Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD)
• JPEO Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
• PEO Ammunition (AMMO)
• PEO Aviation (AVN)
• PEO Command Control Communications Tactical (C3T)
• PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (CS&CSS)
• PEO Enterprise Information Systems (EIS)
• PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS)
• PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S)
• PEO Missiles and Space (M&S)
• PEO Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation (STRI)
• PEO Soldier

Chronological list of ASA(ALT)s

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Secretary(s) served under	President appointed by
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Paul J. Hoeper	May 29, 1998	January 20, 2001	2 years, 236 days	Louis Caldera	Bill Clinton
–		Kenneth J. Oscar (acting)	January 20, 2001	February 1, 2002	1 year, 12 days	Thomas E. White	George W. Bush
2		Claude M. Bolton Jr.	February 1, 2002	January 2, 2008	5 years, 335 days	Thomas E. White Francis J. Harvey Pete Geren
–		Dean G. Popps (acting)	January 2, 2008	March 4, 2010	2 years, 61 days	Pete Geren John M. McHugh	George W. Bush Barack Obama
3		Malcolm Ross O'Neill	March 4, 2010	June 3, 2011	1 year, 91 days	John M. McHugh	Barack Obama
4		Heidi Shyu	June 4, 2011	January 30, 2016	4 years, 240 days	John M. McHugh Eric Fanning (acting) Patrick Murphy (acting)
5		Katrina McFarland	February 1, 2016	November 1, 2016	274 days	Patrick Murphy (acting) Eric Fanning
–		Steffanie Easter (acting)	November 2, 2016	November 8, 2017	1 year, 6 days	Eric Fanning Robert M. Speer (acting)
–		Jeffrey S. White (acting)	November 8, 2017	January 1, 2018	54 days	Ryan McCarthy Mark Esper	Donald Trump Joe Biden
6		Bruce D. Jette	January 2, 2018	January 21, 2021	3 years, 19 days	Mark Esper Ryan McCarthy John Whitley (acting)
–		Douglas R. Bush (acting)	January 21, 2021	February 11, 2022	1 year, 21 days	John Whitley (acting) Christine Wormuth	Joe Biden
7		Douglas R. Bush	February 11, 2022	January 20, 2025	2 years, 344 days	Christine Wormuth	Joe Biden
–		Patrick Mason (acting)	January 20, 2025	May 5, 2025	105 days	Mark Averill (acting) Daniel P. Driscoll	Donald Trump
–		Jesse D. Tolleson (acting)	May 5, 2025	Present	3 days	Daniel P. Driscoll	Donald Trump

See also

• Army Science Board
• List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
• Structure of the United States Army
• Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
• United States Army Chemical Materials Agency
• Ultra-Large-Scale Systems

Notes

1. By law, Program Executive Offices (PEO's) have direct access, and report directly to the Army Acquisition Executive in connection with all program matters.