Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Glossary Section I Abbreviations AAE Army Acquisition Executive AAE Army Acquisition Executive ACAT acquisition category ACTD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration ADCS, G–8–FD Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G–8–Force Development AMP Army Modernization Plan AOA Analysis of Alternatives APA Army procurement appropriation APTU Army Participating Test Unit Army T&E Executive Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Operations Research) ASA(ALT) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council ATD Advanced Technology Demonstration ATIRS Army Test Incident Reporting System ATRMP Army Test Resources Master Plan ATSA ATEC Threat Support Activity AWE Advanced Warfighting Experiment BOD T&E Board of Directors BOD(ES) T&E Board of Directors, Executive Secretariat 42 AR 73–1 • 1 August 2006