βCHRA will make a mistake β¦ We'll fix them,β CHRA Director Karen Pane said. βIn order to be creative, you sometimes have to have the possibility of failing.β
"I look at advanced manufacturing as an ecosystem to solve problems in different ways than the traditional way of managing the lifecycle," Jon Strzelec said.
"It's a long way from the Pacific to Anniston, Alabama," said Brig. Gen. Beth Behn. "Having the ability to do some level of forward repair is essential."
βWe're trying to take some of that cognitive and administrative burden off the soldiers so they have more time to do the warfighting,β Nicholaus Saacks said.
"We have struggled with finding a solution that we need today, which is a more modular, flexible solution," Lynda Armer said. "We're looking at the strategy."
Lynda Armer, the executive director of Army Contracting Command Rock Island is interviewed by Federal News Network's Terry Gerton at the 2026 AUSA conference in Washington.