Lead Program Official Calls ISV A ‘Paradigm Shift’ For More Agile Army Acquisition

摘要

A lead official for the Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle program (ISV) called the new platform a “paradigm shift” toward getting after a more agile acquisition process for rapid delivery of new capabilities. Steve Herrick, product lead for ground mobility vehicles, was present at GM Defense’s [GM] opening of a new production facility for the ISV in Concord, N.C., which was built in around 90 days, and attributed the ability to deliver the first vehicles about 120 days after contract award to “layering” critical program tasks. “We normally don’t have this type of visibility on this level of a program, but what we’re doing is a true paradigm shift in acquisition,” Herrick said last week during prepared remarks at the facility opening. “We’re changing the way we do business. It’s a transformational thing. It takes time, but we’re doing it pretty quickly on this program.”