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MICC commander welcomes all to Women’s Equality Day observance
August 9, 2019 — We are your wives, daughters, sisters and mothers. We are also your Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. All women will be celebrated at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Women’s Equality Day Observance at 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at the Fort Sam Houston Theater, and everyone is invited. ... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomes new commander
July 11, 2019 — Military officials, civic leaders, families and friends joined members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command in welcoming their new commander July 9 during a change-of-command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler assumed command from Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff in a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Paul Pardew, commanding general of the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leader pins on brigadier general
July 11, 2019 — The new leader of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony July 9 prior to assuming command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.... MORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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