The United States Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) is a forerunner of the Army Sustainment University (ASU) located at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia . ASU is a subordinate school of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command .
80-495: The Army Logistics Management College's role was to develop and present quality education programs in logistics science, management science, and acquisition management to personnel of the Department of Defense , other Federal agencies, and foreign governments. In addition, ALMC offered research and consulting services that contributed to materiel readiness and improvement in acquisition and logistics management. The origin of ALMC
160-662: A Unified Command Plan —a frequently updated document (produced by the DoD), which lays out the Command's mission, geographical/functional responsibilities, and force structure. During military operations, the chain of command runs from the president to the secretary of defense to the combatant commanders of the Combatant Commands. As of 2019 , the United States has eleven Combatant Commands, organized either on
240-427: A $ 106 billion subtotal (the so-called "fourth estate" agencies such as missile defense, and defense intelligence, amounting to 16% of the defense budget), He will re-deploy to the modernization of hypersonics, artificial intelligence, and missile defense. Beyond 2021 the 27th secretary of defense is projecting the need for yearly budget increases of 3 to 5 percent to modernize. The Department of Defense accounts for
320-694: A centralized research authority, the Advanced Research Projects Agency , eventually known as DARPA . The act was written and promoted by the Eisenhower administration and was signed into law on August 6, 1958. The Secretary of Defense , appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate , is by federal law ( 10 U.S.C. § 113 ) the head of the Department of Defense, "the principal assistant to
400-447: A geographical basis (known as " area of responsibility ", AOR) or on a global, functional basis: Department of Defense spending in 2017 was 3.15% of GDP and accounted for about 38% of the budgeted global military spending – more than the next 7 largest militaries combined. By 2019, the 27th secretary of defense had begun a line-by-line review of the defense budget; in 2020 the secretary identified items amounting to $ 5.7 billion, out of
480-493: A master's degree in logistics. In August 1987, ALMC was redesignated as the U.S. Army Logistics Management College . ALMC offered courses in logistics leader development, acquisition management, integrated logistics support planning, materiel management, disposal operations management, installation logistics management, environmental management, hazardous materials handling, financial management, decision risk analysis, and quantitative analytical techniques. On 1 October 1991, ALMC
560-524: Is a military command composed of personnel/equipment from at least two Military Departments, which has a broad/continuing mission. These military departments are responsible for equipping and training troops to fight, while the Unified Combatant Commands are responsible for military forces' actual operational command. Almost all operational U.S. forces are under the authority of a Unified Command. The Unified Commands are governed by
640-769: Is a parent agency of the following defense agencies: Several defense agencies are members of the United States Intelligence Community . These are national-level intelligence services that operate under the Department of Defense jurisdiction but simultaneously fall under the authorities of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence . They fulfill the requirements of national policymakers and war planners, serve as Combat Support Agencies , and also assist and deploy alongside non-Department of Defense intelligence or law enforcement services such as
720-571: Is alleged to be due to the Establishment's abbreviation, NME, being pronounced "enemy". Under the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ( Pub. L. 85–599 ), channels of authority within the department were streamlined while still maintaining the ordinary jurisdiction of the Military Departments to organize, train, and equip their associated forces. The Act clarified the overall decision-making authority of
800-478: Is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces . As of November 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense is the second largest employer in the world after India (and potentially China, if including
880-503: Is in the Department of Energy budget, Veterans Affairs, the Treasury Department's payments in pensions to military retirees and widows and their families, interest on debt incurred in past wars, or State Department financing of foreign arms sales and militarily-related development assistance. Neither does it include defense spending that is not military, such as the Department of Homeland Security, counter-terrorism spending by
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#1732794129096960-539: The Army Sustainment Magazine , continuing its tradition as a much sought-after professional bulletin for logisticians and sustainers around the world. On 21 July 1970, a new four-story brick academic building called Bunker Hall was dedicated on Fort Lee and became the center of ALMC. In March 1973, the Department of the Army approved establishment of two cooperative degree programs between ALMC and
1040-631: The Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation . The military services each have their intelligence elements that are distinct from but subject to coordination by national intelligence agencies under the Department of Defense. Department of Defense manages the nation's coordinating authorities and assets in disciplines of signals intelligence , geospatial intelligence , and measurement and signature intelligence , and also builds, launches, and operates
1120-856: The Department of the Army , the Department of the Navy , and the Department of the Air Force . In addition, four national intelligence services are subordinate to the Department of Defense: the Defense Intelligence Agency ( DIA ), the National Security Agency ( NSA ), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ( NGA ), and the National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO ). Other Defense agencies include
1200-713: The Florida Institute of Technology . These cooperative programs use the instruction received during military programs to award transfer credit towards a Masters degree in logistics. In August 1987, ALMC was redesignated as the U.S. Army Logistics Management College. ALMC offered courses in logistics leader development, acquisition management, integrated logistics support planning, materiel management, disposal operations management, installation logistics management, environmental management, hazardous materials handling, financial management, decision risk analysis, and quantitative analytical techniques. On 1 October 1991, ALMC
1280-961: The Soldier Support Institute , which delivers Adjutant General and Financial Management leader education. ASU is a subordinate command to the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command , and is located at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia . The current President of Army Sustainment University is Ms. Sydney A. Smith, Senior Executive Service. The Somervell Campus of ASU at Fort Gregg-Adams includes three colleges and an academy, all of which offer instruction for military and civilian logistics leaders. The Logistics Leaders College (LLC) conducts Professional Military Education for Officers ranging from Second Lieutenants to Colonels. The Logistics Basic Officer Leader Course (LOG BOLC) for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Second Lieutenants;
1360-807: The Thirteen Colonies and the British government , one of the first actions taken by the First Continental Congress in September 1774 was to recommend that the colonies begin defensive military preparations. In mid-June 1775, after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War , the Second Continental Congress , recognizing the necessity of having a national army that could move about and fight beyond
1440-622: The commanders of the Combatant Commands . Goldwater–Nichols also created the office of vice-chairman, and the chairman is now designated as the principal military adviser to the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and to the president. The Joint Staff (JS) is a headquarters staff at the Pentagon made up of personnel from all five services that assist
1520-518: The fiscal year 2024 (FY2024) presidential budget request was $ 842 billion. In January 2023 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the US government would hit its $ 31.4 trillion debt ceiling on 19 January 2023; the date on which the US government would no longer be able to use extraordinary measures such as issuance of Treasury securities is estimated to be in June 2023. On 3 June 2023,
1600-518: The ALMC curriculum expanded again to include correspondence courses and use of accredited instructors in off-campus modes. In September 1958, logistics research and doctrine were added as part of the mission of ALMC. On 1 August 1962, ALMC was placed under the command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). Under AMC, new emphasis was placed on instruction in management of research and development, acquisition management, and on integration of all phases of
1680-693: The Army , Commandant of the Marine Corps , Chief of Naval Operations , Chief of Staff of the Air Force , and Chief of Space Operations ) over forces not assigned to a Combatant Command . Secretaries of Military Departments and service chiefs do not possess operational command authority over U.S. troops (this power was stripped from them in the Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 ), and instead, Military Departments are tasked solely with "the training, provision of equipment, and administration of troops." A unified combatant command
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#17327941290961760-715: The Army , Secretary of the Navy , and Secretary of the Air Force . Following the Goldwater–Nichols Act in 1986, the Joint Chiefs of Staff no longer maintained operational command authority individually or collectively. The act designated the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) as the "principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and
1840-772: The Army Editor of the Year Award winner and winner of the Most Improved Publication continues as a valuable source for sustainers. The origin of ALMC was a 12-week Army Supply Management Course established on 1 July 1954 at Fort Lee, Virginia (now Fort Gregg-Adams). The course was established as a Class II Activity of the Quartermaster General , but with direct control exercised by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) at
1920-442: The Army civilian cohorts. From July to December 2021, ALU directly supported Operation Allies Welcome at Fort Gregg-Adams with the reception of Afghan refugees. On 1 May 2023, Army Logistics University was renamed Army Sustainment University with campuses at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia (Somervell Campus) and Fort Jackson, South Carolina (Adams Campus). This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
2000-634: The Army's enlisted forces, this sustainment training for the NCO backbone of the Army keeps America's Army supplied and maintained on time. ASU provides support to the Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin , a primary source of information on past, present, and future sustainment trends, initiatives, and operations for sustainers around the world. Formerly known as the Army Logistician , this four-time Secretary of
2080-628: The Central Military Commission), with over 1.4 million active-duty service personnel, including soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, and guardians. The Department of Defense also maintains over 778,000 National Guard and reservists, and over 747,000 civilians, bringing the total to over 2.91 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia , just outside Washington, D.C. ,
2160-689: The Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3) in March 1999, CLC3 became ALMC's premiere course. On 1 August 1992, ALMC became an affiliate of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a consortium of schools established to raise the level of professionalism in the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. In September 2002, ALMC received formal accreditation as a non-degree-granting occupational education institution, recognized by
2240-452: The Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3) in March 1999, CLC3 became ALMC's premiere course. On 1 August 1992, ALMC became an affiliate of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a consortium of schools established to raise the level of professionalism in the Department of Defense acquisition workforce. In September 2002, ALMC received formal accreditation as a non-degree-granting occupational education institution, recognized by
2320-1000: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ), the Defense Logistics Agency ( DLA ), the Missile Defense Agency ( MDA ), the Defense Health Agency ( DHA ), Defense Threat Reduction Agency ( DTRA ), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency ( DCSA ), the Space Development Agency ( SDA ) and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency ( PFPA ), all of which are subordinate to the secretary of defense. Additionally,
2400-631: The Defense Contract Management Agency ( DCMA ) is responsible for administering contracts for the Department of Defense. Military operations are managed by eleven regional or functional unified combatant commands . The Department of Defense also operates several joint services schools, including the Eisenhower School (ES) and the National War College (NWC). Faced with rising tensions between
2480-901: The Department of Defense are in Title 10 of the United States Code . Other significant legislation related to the Department of Defense includes: Army Logistics University The United States Army Sustainment University (formerly Army Logistics University ) is the Army's center of sustainment training for Department of Defense military and civilian personnel pursuing Professional Military Education (PME) and other associated training in military logistics and sustainment. The Army Sustainment University (ASU) has two campuses. The Somervell Campus at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia , delivers sustainment leader education for Quartermaster , Ordnance , and Transportation Soldiers and civilians. The Adams Campus at Fort Jackson, South Carolina , includes
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2560-486: The Department of Defense is approximately $ 686,074,048,000 (Including Base + Overseas Contingency Operations + Emergency Funds) in discretionary spending and $ 8,992,000,000 in mandatory spending totaling $ 695,066,000,000 Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) David L. Norquist said in a hearing regarding the FY 2019 budget: "The overall number you often hear is $ 716 billion. That is the amount of funding for national defense,
2640-559: The Department of Defense who advise the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council , the National Security Council and the president on military matters. The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined by statute and consists of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), senior enlisted advisor to the chairman (SEAC),
2720-532: The Department of Defense's stated mission is "to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security". The Department of Defense is headed by the secretary of defense , a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the president of the United States , the latter of which is also the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . Beneath the Department of Defense are three subordinate military departments:
2800-478: The Department of the Army (DA) level. On 1 May 1956, the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center (ALMC) was established under the operational control of the Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Shortly thereafter, five new functional courses in management of requirements, procurement, distribution, maintenance, and property disposal were added to the curriculum. In September 1956,
2880-635: The FBI, and intelligence-gathering spending by the NSA. In the 2010 United States federal budget , the Department of Defense was allocated a base budget of $ 533.7 billion, with a further $ 75.5 billion adjustment in respect of 2009, and $ 130 billion for overseas contingencies. The subsequent 2010 Department of Defense Financial Report shows the total budgetary resources for fiscal year 2010 were $ 1.2 trillion. Of these resources, $ 1.1 trillion were obligated and $ 994 billion were disbursed, with
2960-607: The Intelligence Community's satellite assets. Department of Defense also has its own human intelligence service , which contributes to the CIA's human intelligence efforts while also focusing on military human intelligence priorities. These agencies are directly overseen by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security . The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in
3040-647: The Logistics Captains Career Course (LOGC3); key functional courses like the Support Operations Course; and pre-command courses that prepare Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels to command logistics formations are conducted by the Logistics Leaders College. The College of Applied Logistics and Operational Studies (CALOS) conducts functional education and training of military and civilian students in
3120-582: The Military Service chiefs from the Army , Marine Corps , Navy , Air Force , and Space Force , in addition to the chief of National Guard Bureau , all appointed by the president following U.S. Senate confirmation. Each of the individual Military Service Chiefs, outside their Joint Chiefs of Staff obligations, works directly for the secretary of the military department concerned: the Secretary of
3200-588: The NDAA on 14 December 2023. The Senate will next undertake negotiations on supplemental spending for 2024. A government shutdown was averted on 23 March 2024 with the signing of a $ 1.2 trillion bill to cover FY2024. A 2013 Reuters investigation concluded that Defense Finance & Accounting Service , the Department of Defense's primary financial management arm, implements monthly "unsubstantiated change actions"—illegal, inaccurate "plugs"—that forcibly make DoD's books match Treasury's books. Reuters reported that
3280-549: The Navy (DON) & Department of the Air Force (DAF)), the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities , the National Guard Bureau (NGB), and such other offices, agencies, activities, organizations, and commands established or designated by law, or by the president or by the secretary of defense. Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 describes the organizational relationships within
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3360-416: The Pentagon was the only federal agency that had not released annual audits as required by a 1992 law. According to Reuters, the Pentagon "annually reports to Congress that its books are in such disarray that an audit is impossible". In 2015, a Pentagon consulting firm performed an audit on the Department of Defense's budget. It found that there was $ 125 billion in wasteful spending that could be saved over
3440-569: The President in all matters relating to Department of Defense", and has "authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense". Because the Constitution vests all military authority in Congress and the president, the statutory authority of the secretary of defense is derived from their constitutional authority. Since it is impractical for either Congress or the president to participate in every piece of Department of Defense affairs,
3520-602: The Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal and program evaluation and oversight, and interface and exchange with other U.S. federal government departments and agencies, foreign governments, and international organizations, through formal and informal processes. OSD also performs oversight and management of the Defense Agencies, Department of Defense Field Activities, and specialized Cross Functional Teams . OSD
3600-454: The Secretary of Defense". The remaining Joint Chiefs of Staff may only have their advice relayed to the President, National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council , or the Secretary of Defense after submitting it to the CJCS. By law, the chairman has to present that advice whenever he is presenting his own. The chain of command goes from the president to the secretary of defense to
3680-504: The Secretary of Defense. After the end of World War II , President Harry Truman proposed the creation of a unified department of national defense. In a special message to the Congress on December 19, 1945, the president cited wasteful military spending and interdepartmental conflicts. Deliberations in Congress went on for months focusing heavily on the role of the military in society and the threat of granting too much military power to
3760-449: The U.S. Department of Education. ALMC graduated over 30,200 students in Fiscal Year 2002. In January 2006, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) established a permanent teaching team at ALMC. The first class of sixty-one students graduated on 19 April 2006. On 2 July 2009, Army Logistics Management College became the Army Logistics University with the dedication of ALU's new $ 100 million university campus.This change
3840-446: The U.S. Department of Education. ALMC graduated over 30,200 students in Fiscal Year 2002. In January 2006, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) established a permanent teaching team at ALMC. The first class of sixty-one students graduated on 19 April 2006. On 2 July 2009, Army Logistics Management College became the Army Logistics University with the dedication of ALU's new $ 100 million university campus.This change
3920-428: The accounting code is 050 and includes more than simply the Department of Defense. It includes, for example, the Department of Energy and others. That large a number, if you back out the $ 30 billion for non-defense agencies, you get to $ 686 billion. That is the funding for the Department of Defense, split between $ 617 billion in base and $ 69 billion in overseas contingency ". The Department of Defense budget encompasses
4000-428: The annual federal expenditures in the United States federal budget discretionary budget . On September 28, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R.6157) into law. On September 30, 2018, the FY2018 Budget expired and the FY2019 budget came into effect. The FY2019 Budget for
4080-685: The areas of joint, multi-national, operational, and strategic level logistics; operations research systems analysis (ORSA) education for the Army's officers and civilian interns entering the ORSA career field; and acquisition and contracting education for both acquisition career field officers and civilians, and non-contracting professionals in the area of operational contracting support. The Intern Logistics Studies Program (iLog) prepares civilian interns for future leadership positions in Army logistics. The Technical Logistics College (TLC) conducts Professional Military Education for Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Warrant Officers/Chief Warrant Officers at
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#17327941290964160-505: The basic and advanced levels. As our technical sustainment experts in the field, Warrant Officer education and training remain highly specialized and detailed. Instruction at the Logistics Non-commissioned Officer Academy (LNCOA) includes Professional Military Education for all Quartermaster, Ordnance, and Transportation Non-Commissioned Officers at the Staff Sergeant and Sergeant First Class levels, attending their advanced and senior leader courses. As logistics branches make up 30-40 percent of
4240-469: The boundaries of any particular colony, organized the Continental Army on June 14, 1775. This momentous event is commemorated in the U.S. annually as Flag Day . Later that year, Congress would charter the Continental Navy on October 13, and the Continental Marines on November 10. Upon the seating of the 1st U.S. Congress on March 4, 1789, legislation to create a military defense force stagnated as they focused on other concerns relevant to setting up
4320-406: The chairman and vice chairman in discharging their duties. It is managed by the Director of the Joint Staff (DJS) who is a lieutenant general or vice admiral . There are three military departments within the Department of Defense: The Military Departments are each headed by their secretary (i.e., Secretary of the Army , Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Air Force ), appointed by
4400-434: The control of a single secretary of defense . The National Military Establishment formally began operations on September 18, the day after the Senate confirmed James V. Forrestal as the first secretary of defense. The National Military Establishment was renamed the "Department of Defense" on August 10, 1949, and absorbed the three cabinet-level military departments, in an amendment to the original 1947 law. The renaming
4480-440: The debt ceiling was suspended until 2025. The $ 886 billion National Defense Authorization Act is facing reconciliation of the House and Senate bills after passing both houses 27 July 2023; the conferees have to be chosen, next. As of September 2023, a Continuing resolution is needed to prevent a Government shutdown . A shutdown was avoided on 30 September for 45 days (until 17 November 2023), with passage of
4560-401: The department and is the foundational issuance for delineating the major functions of the department. The latest version, signed by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in December 2010, is the first major re-write since 1987. The Office of the Secretary of Defense ( OSD ) is the secretary and their deputies, including predominantly civilian staff. OSD is the principal staff element of
4640-403: The executive. On July 26, 1947, Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 , which set up a unified military command known as the National Military Establishment and created the Central Intelligence Agency , the National Security Council , National Security Resources Board , United States Air Force , and the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The act placed the National Military Establishment under
4720-404: The jurisdiction of other congressional committees. The Department of Defense is unique because it is one of the few federal entities where the majority of its funding falls into the discretionary category. The majority of the entire federal budget is mandatory, and much of the discretionary funding in the budget consists of DoD dollars. * Numbers may not add due to rounding As of 10 March 2023
4800-447: The latest Center for Effective Government analysis of 15 federal agencies which receive the most Freedom of Information Act requests, published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data, the most recent years available), the DoD earned 61 out of a possible 100 points, a D− grade. While it had improved from a failing grade in 2013, it still had low scores in processing requests (55%) and disclosure rules (42%). The organization and functions of
4880-467: The life cycle of materiel. On 21 July 1970, a new four-story brick academic building called Bunker Hall was dedicated on Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee and became the center of ALMC. In March 1973, the Department of the Army approved establishment of two cooperative degree programs between ALMC and the Florida Institute of Technology . These cooperative programs use the instruction received during military programs to award transfer credit towards
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#17327941290964960-439: The logistics center for the U.S. Army. In the summer of 2009, on its 40th anniversary, Army Logistician was renamed Army Sustainment Magazine In 2018, ALU re-organized and combined the three separate Basic Officers Leadership Courses (BOLC) for the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Branches into a combined Logistics Basic Officer Leadership Course (LOG BOLC) in the ongoing effort to improve multi-functionality among
5040-473: The logistics center for the U.S. Army. On 1 May 2023, Army Logistics University was renamed Army Sustainment University . This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army . History of the Army Logistics Management College posted on Army Sustainment University Command History webpage. United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense ( DoD , USDOD , or DOD )
5120-452: The majority of federal discretionary spending. In FY 2017, the Department of Defense budgeted spending accounted for 15% of the U.S. federal budget, and 49% of federal discretionary spending , which represents funds not accounted for by pre-existing obligations. However, this does not include many military-related items that are outside the Department of Defense budget, such as nuclear weapons research, maintenance, cleanup, and production, which
5200-438: The majority of the National Defense Budget of approximately $ 716.0 billion in discretionary spending and $ 10.8 billion in mandatory spending for a $ 726.8 billion total. Of the total, $ 708.1 billion falls under the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Armed Services and Senate Armed Services Committee and is subject to authorization by the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The remaining $ 7.9 billion falls under
5280-447: The mission of ALMC. On 1 August 1962, ALMC was placed under the command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). Under AMC, new emphasis was placed on instruction in management of research and development, acquisition management, and on integration of all phases of the life cycle of materiel. In September 1969, ALMC started the bi-monthly publication of Army Logistician magazine as the official magazine for Army logistics. Its mission
5360-500: The new government. President George Washington went to Congress to remind them of their duty to establish a military twice during this time. Finally, on the last day of the session, September 29, 1789, Congress created the War Department . The War Department handled naval affairs until Congress created the Navy Department in 1798. The secretaries of each department reported directly to the president as cabinet-level advisors until 1949, when all military departments became subordinate to
5440-579: The next five years without layoffs or reduction in military personnel. In 2016, The Washington Post uncovered that rather than taking the advice of the auditing firm, senior defense officials suppressed and hid the report from the public to avoid political scrutiny. In June 2016, the Office of the Inspector General released a report stating that the Army made $ 6.5 trillion in wrongful adjustments to its accounting entries in 2015. The Department of Defense failed its fifth audit in 2022, and could not account for more than 60% of its $ 3.5 trillion in assets. In
5520-425: The officer ranks. In October 2020, the Logistics Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (LNCOA) was selected to develop Sustainment Common Core education across the Ordnance, Quartermaster, and Transportation Senior Leaders Courses (SLC). In February 2021, the ALU Board of Directors was established to enable logistics enterprise governance of Logistics Officer, Warrant Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, and Department of
5600-477: The operational control of the Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Shortly thereafter, five new functional courses in management of requirements, procurement, distribution, maintenance, and property disposal were added to the curriculum. In September 1956, the ALMC curriculum expanded again to include correspondence courses and use of accredited instructors in off-campus modes. In September 1958, logistics research and doctrine were added as part of
5680-580: The president, with the advice and consent of the Senate . They have the legal authority under Title 10 of the United States Code to conduct all the affairs of their respective departments within which the military services are organized. The secretaries of the Military Departments are (by law) subordinate to the secretary of defense and (by SecDef delegation) to the deputy secretary of defense . Secretaries of military departments, in turn, normally exercise authority over their forces by delegation through their respective service chiefs (i.e., Chief of Staff of
5760-463: The remaining resources relating to multi-year modernization projects requiring additional time to procure. After over a decade of non-compliance , Congress has established a deadline of Fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense to achieve audit readiness . In 2015 the allocation for the Department of Defense was $ 585 billion, the highest level of budgetary resources among all federal agencies, and this amounts to more than one-half of
5840-648: The secretary of defense and the secretary's subordinate officials generally exercise military authority. The Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of Defense ( OSD ), the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) and the Joint Staff ( JS ), Office of the Inspector General ( DODIG ), the Combatant Commands , the Military Departments ( Department of the Army (DA), Department of
5920-485: The secretary of defense concerning these subordinate Military Departments. It more clearly defined the operational chain of command over U.S. military forces (created by the military departments) as running from the President to the Secretary of Defense, the service chief of the Unified Combatant Commander(s), and then to the unified combatant commander(s). Also provided in this legislation was
6000-415: Was a 12-week Army Supply Management Course established on 1 July 1954 at Fort Lee, Virginia (now Fort Gregg-Adams). The course was established as a Class II Activity of the Quartermaster General , but with direct control exercised by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG) at the Department of the Army (DA) level. On 1 May 1956, the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center (ALMC) was established under
6080-549: Was brought by as part of the restructuring of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) school system, the concurrent 2005 Base and Realignment (BRAC) decision to move the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and Transportation Corps to Fort Lee, and the creation of the Sustainment Center of Excellence . The occasion was marked by speeches by Congressman Randy Forbes and Deputy Commanding General of TRADOC, Lieutenant General David Valcourt , who described ALU as
6160-481: Was brought by as part of the restructuring of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) school system, the concurrent 2005 Base and Realignment (BRAC) decision to move the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and Transportation Corps to Fort Lee, and the creation of the Sustainment Center of Excellence . The occasion was marked by speeches by Congressman Randy Forbes and Deputy Commanding General of TRADOC, Lieutenant General David Valcourt , who described ALU as
6240-532: Was to publish timely, authoritative information on Army and defense logistics plans, programs, policies, operations, procedures, and doctrine for the benefit of all Army personnel, provide a medium for disseminating and exchanging logistics news and information, and create a forum for Soldiers and DA civilians to express original, creative, and innovative ideas about logistics support. In the Summer of 2009, Army Logistician transitioned on its 40th anniversary issue into
6320-474: Was transferred under the newly established U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command based at Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee), VA. In June 1992, ALMC began a program to prepare Captains and First Lieutenants in the Ordnance , Quartermaster , Transportation , Aviation , and Medical branches, to become Company Commanders and staff positions in multifunctional logistics and sustainment battalions. Renamed
6400-465: Was transferred under the newly established U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command based at Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee), VA. In June 1992, ALMC began a program to prepare Captains and First Lieutenants in the Ordnance, Quartermaster, Transportation, Aviation, and Medical branches, to become Company Commanders and staff positions in multifunctional logistics and sustainment battalions. Renamed
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