Dr james t blake biography

Mr. Claude M. Bolton, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, recently granted Dr.

James T. Blake the Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) authority for simulation, training and instrumentation programs.

Dr james t blake biography

As the program executive officer for the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Blake oversees a $2 billion budget and manages more than $6.7 billion in contracts.

The agency provides lifecycle support and program management for the Army's most advanced training systems, including the Common Driver Trainer, Engagement Skills Trainer, Virtual Convoy Combat Trainer and the One Semi-Automated Forces operating system.

"The authority of an HCA is significant, and its successful exercise is critical to the mission of PEO STRI and the U.S.

Army as a whole," Bolton wrote in the Feb. 26 letter.

Blake agreed. "It allows the Army to formally recognize the $2 billi