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Leader perspective: MICC positioned for future success
July 2, 2019 — My tenure as your commanding general ends soon, and the past 24 months have been the highlight of my Army career. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command is the Army's standard for contracting because of the extraordinary efforts of every Soldier and Army civilian in our organization toward operationalizing contracting support. Providing world-class acquisition support for our Soldiers directly affects Army readiness. I salute you all for your selfless efforts to our mission... MORE

Brig. Gen. William M. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Armed Forces River Parade highlights ties to military families, community
May 20, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff waves to the crowd as the Army float passes the Arneson River Theater during the annual Armed Forces River Parade May 18 in downtown San Antonio. This year's theme was "Salute Our Heroes." The parade promotes awareness of the joint presence and ties to the military families and community. ... MORE

Military members from Joint Base San Antonio enjoy the festivities at the Arneson River Theater during the annual Armed Forces River Parade May 18 in downtown San Antonio. This year's theme was "Salute Our Heroes." The parade promotes awareness of the joint presence and ties to the military families and community. Representing the U.S. Army in this year's parade were Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff, Mission and Installation Contracting Command commanding general; MICC Command Sgt. Maj. Marcos Torres, and Capt. Jim Jimenez, aide de camp for the MICC commanding general.

Army secretary recognizes MICC small business director
May 14, 2019 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command director of small business programs at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston earned the Secretary of the Army Award for Small Business Utilization for his direction of the command’s program in 2018... MORE

Mark Massie earned the Secretary of the Army Award for Small Business Utilization for his direction of the command’s program in 2018. He is the director of small business programs for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting units stand down to raise awareness about sexual assault
April 18, 2019 — The Army's commitment to eliminating sexual assault from its formations was the topic of a daylong stand down training event by members from contracting activities on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 11 as part of Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month... MORE

Shirley Herwig reviews the agenda for a stand down training event April 10 with uniformed and civilian members from contracting activities on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as part of Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month. Herwig is the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention manager for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

Military takes part in Fiesta Media Day
March 29, 2019 — Local military leaders and the Joint Base San Antonio Ambassadors took part in the annual Fiesta Media Day at the Pearl Stable in downtown San Antonio March 27... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff speaks with Chris Duel of Ticket 760 AM during Fiesta San Antonio media day March 27 at the Pearl Stable in San Antonio. The U.S. Army in San Antonio serves as the military coordinator for Fiesta this year. Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff took part in this morning's media event on behalf of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, the Army North commanding general. Boruff is the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The 128th Fiesta San Antonio takes place April 18-28 and includes more than 100 events that showcase San Antonio's rich multicultural heritage. Fiesta began in 1891 to honor the heroes of the Battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. Two service members representing each military service serve as military ambassadors and take part in more than 50 Fiesta events.

Army officials name next MICC leader
February 20, 2019 — The Army chief of staff announced Feb. 19 the next commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

The Army chief of staff announced Feb. 19 that Col. Christine A. Beeler will assume command of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command from Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff in a ceremony July 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MICC workshop strengthens skills to assure best value in contracts
February 14, 2019 — The U.S. Army’s Mission and Installation Contracting Command is set to roll the first official offering of a cost realism analysis workshop for cost-price analysts Feb. 20-21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, following a successful training pilot in January... MORE

Raul Guerra leads discussion of a case study during a pilot training workshop for cost realism analysis Jan. 23 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Guerra is the cost-price functional manager for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Area high school students shadow Mission and Installation Contracting Command mentors
February 11, 2019 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command priority of developing adaptive leaders skewed toward a younger audience with the mentorship of 29 San Antonio high school students at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 5... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff speaks to Churchill and Warren high school students as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day Feb. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

Army acquisition executive addresses contracting workforce
January 11, 2019 — The deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement spoke to civilian and uniformed members of the contracting workforce on a variety of acquisition topics during a town hall Jan. 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Stuart Hazlett (right) discusses topics to include procurement support, data analytics and talent management with civilian and uniformed members of the contracting workforce during a town hall Jan. 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Taking part in the town hall were members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and 410th Contracting Support Brigade. Hazlett is the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement.

Army contracting brigade returns home, uncases colors
January 10, 2019 — Leaders from the 419th Contracting Support Brigade uncased their organization colors during a ceremony Jan. 4 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, signaling the end of their nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Col. Brad Hodge and Command Sgt. Maj. Cynthia Perryman uncased the brigade colors in a ceremony officiated by Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff, the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. Brad Hodge, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Cynthia Perryman uncase the 419th Contracting Support Brigade colors as Staff Sgt. Natoya Bojunjoko looks on during a ceremony Jan. 4 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The brigade deployed to Afghanistan for nine months as the lead Army element for Army Contracting Command-Afghanistan. Hodge is the brigade commander and Perryman is the command sergeant major.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leaders meet to discuss acquisition priorities
December 14, 2018 — More than 30 contracting leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command were in San Antonio for the command's annual acquisition leadership training event, which ran through Dec. 13... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff discusses contracting challenges with acquisition senior leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Dec. 11 in San Antonio. Contracting leaders gathered for an acquisition leadership training event Dec. 11-13. Boruff is the MICC commanding general.

Contract opportunities attract small business representatives
November 15, 2018 — More than 100 representatives from small and large businesses took part in an acquisition forecast industry outreach event to learn about contract opportunities with the Army Nov. 7 in San Antonio... MORE

Osvaldo Vela discusses Army contract opportunities with two local small business representatives during the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office industry outreach event Nov. 7 at the University of Texas at San Antonio Procurement Technical Assistance Center in San Antonio. The event provided contracting guidance, briefings and breakout and match-making sessions with MICC contracting personnel. Vela is a contract specialist with the MICC-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MICC Field Directorate Office-Fort Sam Houston welcomes new director
November 15, 2018 — Members of the Field Directorate Office-Fort Sam Houston welcomed their new director Oct. 22 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. Jason Jefferis is the new director and principal assistant responsible for contracting for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Field Directorate Office-Fort Sam Houston at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Jefferis assumed the position Oct. 22.

MICC successfully closes FY18, looks forward to new fiscal year
November 6, 2018 — Every day the men and women of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command continue to do amazing things for our supported military partners and Soldiers... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff addresses those in attendance during an October ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

MICC contract support for Soldiers exceeds $5B in fiscal 2018
October 10, 2018 — Contracting members from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, administered and executed contract actions valued at more than $5 billion in support of Soldiers and their families in fiscal 2018... MORE

Aundair Kinney, the director for the Military and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Hood (right) exchanges business cards with a contractor at the Mission Command Training Center April 18. The MICC hosted its annual contract acquisition forum open house that provides a forecast of upcoming contracts that will need to be fulfilled.

MICC standardizes full food service, dining attendant contracts
September 19, 2018 — In order to maximize effective and efficient execution for food services and dining attendant support to the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command officials recently established a center of excellence to provide contracting support for feeding more than 200,000 Soldiers every day... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command contracts are vital in feeding more than 200,000 Soldiers every day. The command executes more than 500 contract actions for accommodation and food services valued at more than $270 million annually.

MICC pilot program to validate enhanced vendor invoicing process
September 5, 2018 — Twenty of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command’s 30 contracting offices began participating in August in the Supplier Self-Services invoicing pilot to assist the Army in achieving its goal of 500 vendors actively using the process by the end of fiscal 2018... MORE

Twenty of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command’s 30 contracting offices are participating in the Supplier Self-Services invoicing pilot with an aim to reduce the number of failed invoice submissions by Army vendors.

DOD recognizes enduring contributions to Government Purchase Card requirements
September 5, 2018 — A member of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Government Purchase Card Program team earned Department of Defense recognition during the 2018 GSA SmartPay3 Training Forum Aug. 7-9 in New Orleans for his contributions in developing requirements for the government’s next generation charge card program... MORE

Leroy Griffith earned recognition from the deputy director for program development and implementation for Department of Defense procurement and acquisition policy for his contracting support in developing requirements for the government’s next generation charge card, SmartPay3. Griffith is a contract specialist with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Government Purchase Card Program Management Office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Former child actor testament to resilience as Soldier, civil servant
August 6, 2018 — For the Mission and Installation Contracting Command’s Joe Todd, it was a combination of the short-lived acting role along with typical boyish pursuits that contributed to a different direction after costarring with brothers Mike and Dan as the young Douglas triplets during the final two season of “My Three Sons.”... MORE

Joe Todd costarred with his brothers as the grandsons of Fred McMurray during the final two season of "My Three Sons" before going on to join and retired from the Army and continue his service as a civil servant. Todd is the training and readiness manager for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Leader's Perspective: MICC Readiness Initiative restores contracting structure, recovers customer base
July 3, 2018 — As we continue to posture the Mission and Installation Contracting Command to best support our customers, it's critical that we continue to share with you regular updates on the progress being made with the MICC Readiness Initiative... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff addresses members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command June 14, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Boruff is the commanding general for the MICC.