Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director of the Defense Logistics Agency, said DLA has a four-pronged framework to transform the way it provides support and materials to address the U.S. Army’s readiness and sustainment needs.
Speaking at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exhibition, Simerly said DLA’s transformation framework focuses on enhancing its workforce, precision, posture and partnerships.
According to Simerly, DLA is working to ensure that its people understand current and future challenges from the perspective of the warfighters on the battlefield and that its industry partners have an accurate and timely understanding of military requirements.
“We can’t afford to have vague, ambiguous requirements if we want to have specific performance on their part that’s tied to a specific time, a specific place and in a specific way,” Simerly said.
Simerly also recommended that industry representatives recognize the challenges posed by contested logistics and focus on data-sharing capabilities to better provide warfighter support.