When he was 33rd Under Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy characterized a Cross-Functional Team (CFT) as a team of teams, led by a requirements leader, program manager, sustainer and tester.Scott Maucione (14 Sep 2018) Army leaders ask for trust in lieu of metrics for Futures Command Each CFT must strike a balance for itself amid constraints: the realms of requirements, acquisition, science and technology, test, resourcing, costing, and sustainment. A balance is needed in order for a CFT in order to produce a realizable concept before a competitor achieves it. The Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) itself serves as a kind of CFT, operating at a higher levelHeadquarters, Department of the Army (29 Jun 2021) Army Regulation 71–9 Force Management. Warfighting Capabilities Determination °1-6c, p.1) tasks for CG,AFC; °2-24 p.13) CG,AFC is a principal member of AROC, with 43 duties a through qq; °3-1 ch.3 pp20-21) AROC is a forum for requirements decisions (RDF); °4-1 p.24) CG,AFC is responsible for force design; °6-4 p39) figure 6-1 Deliberate staffing and review process; figures for more staffing and review processes follow.Research, Development, and Acquisition AR 71–9 (2009) Warfighting Capabilities Determination Aug 15, 2019 updateHQDA (3 May 2022) Army Directive 2022-07 (Army Modernization Roles and Responsibilities) AD2022-07 is 6 pagesResearch, Development, and Acquisition (22 Jul 2011) Army Acquisition Policy AR 70-1Jared Serbu (11 Mar 2016) Army puts its chief of staff 'at the center' of acquisition decisionsUSAASC, Army ALT Magazine, Best Practices (16 February 2018) A Model and Process for Transitioning Urgent Acquisition - USAASC (United States Army Acquisition Corps) as response to Congressional oversight, budgeting, funding, policy, and authorization for action.Jen Judson (6 Sep 2022) Futures Command faces identity crisis as Army shifts mission Jen Judson (6 Sep 2022) Army's next Futures Command leader could come 'in short order'Andrew Eversden (7 Sep 2022) After months of delay, Army nominates new commander for Futures CommandStripes (8 Sep 2022) Army announces new Futures Command leader as Texas senator calls for clarity on innovating force
