The Army's Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is getting a new chief. Maj. Gen. Genaro Dellarocco, currently the program executive officer for missiles and space at Redstone Arsenal, AL, will become the new commanding general, the Pentagon announced yesterday. He takes the place of Maj. Gen. Roger Nadeau, who retired in March, according to a command spokesman:
ATEC held a Change of Responsibility ceremony on 19 March 2010 at which Dr. James Streilein, then ATEC's Technical Director, assumed leadership of ATEC as the Executive Director. MG Nadaeu has retired and resides in Northern Virginia. Details for a similar CoR ceremony between Dr. Streilein and the incoming CG have not been finalized.
According to the command's website, the head of ATEC has the following responsibilities:
- Supports the materiel acquisition and force development processes through overall management of the Army's test and continuous evaluation programs.
- Serves as a member of the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council (ASARC).
- Chairs the Test Schedule and Review Committee (TSARC).
- Assists the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research) and Department of the Army (DA) Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3 in developing and promulgating test policy.
- Chairs Operational Test Readiness Reviews (OTRRs) as appropriate.
- Ensures compliance with the Human Use Committee (HUC) process in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 70-25.
- Recommends approval of Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) for all major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs), Army designated acquisition programs (ADAPs), Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) oversight and multi-service systems, and selected information technology (IT) programs.
- Exercises approval or recommends approval of staff actions within ATEC's functional area of responsibility that require a decision or approval by the Chief of Staff, Army (CSA).
