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US Army - Munitions Management Office

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Munitions Management Office oversees   munitions requirements and prioritization for the entire US Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard: over 500,000 transaction each month. 

With more than 8,000 Army and Marine Corps users ordering everything from 9mm rounds to rockets and missiles, the action of requesting, approving and validating must be tightly controlled, yet timely enough to allow quick response for both training and combat needs.


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Army G-3/5/7:  Electronic signatures contribute to transforming munitions management 

The Problem

Regulations require that each munitions request be processed with original signatures from the requestor, approver and validators.  Requests generally took days to fulfill, as they had to be physically routed between the proper authorities before arriving at the ammunition supply point.  The delivery of forms was especially problematic during hostilities, or when officials were located at stations several miles apart.

The Solution

The first Army organization to implement Silanis' XHTML Server, the G3/5/7 Munitions Management Office coupled the online e-signature solution with its Web-based Total Ammunition Management Information System (TAMIS).  Users now enter their requests via TAMIS, sign electronically from any computer (by Common Access Card), and route the forms to approving officials.

The Benefits

It now takes about an hour, from the time a unit requests ammunition to the time it is scheduled to pick it up: a process that used to take days.  In addition to being more efficient, the new system improves responsiveness, provides electronic evidence and assists in expenditure tracking Army-wide.  Most importantly, it ensures secure fulfillment without unnecessarily placing soldiers in harm's way.

“The addition of electronic signatures increases accuracy saves time, and allows us to electronically close out the request and capture expenditures immediately,” said Bob Torche, project manager for TAMIS.