the office of the administrative assistant to the

Ms. Kathleen MillerAdministrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

The Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army

1 Aug 2019

Version 1 – 29 July 2019

Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army www.oaa.army.mil

SecDef Lines of Effort

1. Restore military readiness as we build a more lethal force

2. Strengthen alliances and attract new partnerships

3. Bring business reforms to the Department of Defense

SecArmy Reform EndstateAn Army where authorities, responsibilities, and resources reside at

the lowest level of command competent and capable of making them

to allow for expeditious action and decisions.

A smaller HQDA focused on policy, enterprise-wide priorities, and

matters of strategic importance.

SecArmy Priorities

Enduring:

1. People - Commitment By All

2. Army’s Values. This includes treating everyone with respect,

collaborating broadly, and always doing the right thing.

3. Allies and Partners- Reinforce Allies and attract new partners.

Focus:

1. Readiness – ensuring the Total Army is ready to deploy, fight and win

across the entire spectrum of conflict, with an immediate focus on

preparing for a high-end fight against a near-peer adversary.

2. Modernization – building greater capacity and capabilities in the

longer term.

3. Reform – improving the way we do business, including how we

implement these priorities, to make the Total Army more lethal,

capable, and efficient.

Senior Leader Priorities/Outcomes (June 2019)

1. Support SecArmy Reform Effort

2. Support FOC of Army Futures Command

3. Enhance Soldier and Civilian Readiness

4. Manage HQDA and OAA Audit Readiness/Inspections

5. Ensure seamless transfer of CMH and the Army

Museum Enterprise to TRADOC

6. Reform Army Publications

7. Optimize Civilian Aides to the SecArmy Program

8. Receive/action OAA Employee Council and climate

survey feedback

9. Maintain Property Accountability

10. Implement Manage to Budget Pilot

OAA Priorities

1. Increase the responsiveness and agility of HQ activities

2. Create a learning culture: anchored in cost-

consciousness and value-based decision making

3. Push decision-making to the lowest level within the Army

4. Support the acceleration of Sec Army and CSA priorities

SA Guidance to AASA

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What’s Going On In the Army and OAA

Budget/Modernization – Publications, Manage to budget, Shared Services

Accessions – 4 Star Commander, reform, modernize, CASAs

Army Talent Management – Knowledge, skills, preferences, Project Mngmt Tng

Realignments – Moving work to the lowest capable level, IMCOM, CMH

Army Futures Command – Faster requirements, streamlined acquisition, OAA admin support

Army Medical Reform – Reorganized structures, seamless transition, increased readiness

Army Green Service Uniform – Iconic, historic WWII era, 2028 wear out date

One Station Unit Training – Infantry, 14 to 22 weeks, increased skills/abilities/lethality

Army Combat Fitness Test – Change Army fitness culture, challenges for TDA units

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Ms. Kathleen Miller(703) 695-2442

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