Washington, District of Columbia, December 8th, 2025.
A series of formal publications issued by THE UNITED STATES ARMY describes a major structural reform of the Army’s acquisition enterprise, one that organizes the service’s procurement activities along broad capability portfolios rather than the long-standing program-by-program model. The official announcements establish that the Army has created six positions known as Portfolio Acquisition Executives, each assigned responsibility for a discrete capability area and granted authority over the full lifecycle of development, testing, contracting, sustainment, and delivery.

According to the first-hand statement released by THE UNITED STATES ARMY, this realignment is intended to streamline the bureaucracy that has traditionally governed Army acquisition and to accelerate the delivery of new equipment to Soldiers in the joint force. The Army reports that each Portfolio Acquisition Executive will oversee all matters associated with the capabilities in his or her portfolio, including requirements identification, acquisition planning, contracting actions, financial oversight, and the coordination of international sales. The service explains that these executives will be empowered to make holistic decisions across entire capability groupings, rather than navigating the divided responsibilities that existed within the former Program Executive Office structure.

Further documentation published by THE UNITED STATES ARMY records the establishment of PAE Fires, one of the six portfolio offices created under the new system. The document explains that PAE Fires now incorporates the duties, programs, and personnel of predecessor organizations such as the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and the Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, along with additional elements assigned to the fires portfolio. The merger places all fire-related capability development under a single executive and serves as a practical example of how the new portfolio model functions.

The Army’s publications state that the reorganization aligns with broader Department-level guidance that emphasizes quicker fielding of urgently needed warfighting technologies. The Army asserts that the new structure will allow leaders to reduce delays, simplify institutional procedures, and respond more rapidly to emerging operational requirements. The official materials do not forecast specific timelines or numerical improvements, but they record the structural changes as active and underway.

All information presented in this report is drawn solely from first-hand documents issued by THE UNITED STATES ARMY, including its statement dated November 14th, 2025, and the Army’s record of the establishment of Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires. No secondary reporting or derivative interpretation has been included.

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Sources

Primary First-Hand Sources

• THE UNITED STATES ARMY, “Army streamlines bureaucracy, realigns acquisition offices, and empowers leaders to accelerate delivery of cutting-edge technologies to the joint force,” official release dated November 14th, 2025.
• THE UNITED STATES ARMY, “A New Chapter in Army Acquisition: RCCTO, PEO MS, and Additional Elements Merge into PAE Fires,” official documentation describing the formation of Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires.