If you’ve been in the Army Acquisition Corps for more than a minute, you’ve accumulated battle scars. My acquisition adventure began in 2009. I’ve supported and led a wide range of acquisition programs, including software-intensive applications and major defense systems. My body is covered in acquisition battle scars from lessons I learned the hard way. The following lessons learned guide the way I approach acquisition.

The Army’s journey to modernize recruiting business processes hit a key benchmark in November when Program Executive Office Enterprise’s Accessions Information Environment (AIE) provided an initial software solution to early adopters at the Ohio National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion.

Integrated Personnel and Pay System — Army (IPPS-A) leaders shared insights about how they approach software acquisition during the organization's first Broadcast to Industry event on Oct. 10.