Dr. Lyle J. Hogue assumed duties as Director of Army Strategic Outreach and Partnerships on 1 November 2023. Prior to this role, Dr. Hogue served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Equity and Inclusion). In this new position, Dr. Hogue partners with Army organizations to synchronize and integrate Army outreach and partnership efforts. His focus areas include strategic outreach, talent acquisition, career development, workforce employment, and retention of military and civilian people. Dr. Hogue played a vital role in the publishing of the Army People Strategy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Annex, and the Expanding Diverse Talent in the Army Officer Corps Strategic Plan. Dr. Hogue has over 35 years of Army people experience. He spent his initial Army career serving in key recruiting assignments. He served as a Field Recruiter in the Boston, MA area where he converted to a cadre recruiter garnering repetitive assignments in multiple stations with increasing responsibilities. As the Haverhill, MA Recruiting Station Commander, he successfully ensured the smooth operation of all aspects of the recruiting process by leading subordinate Active and Reserve Component recruiters, managing day-to-day production, and inspiring recruiters towards mission accomplishment. Following recruiting duty, Dr. Hogue continued his people service as an Army Career Counselor. He served in increasing levels of responsibility in 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos (Hood), 2nd Infantry Division, Korea, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, V Corps, Germany, and culminated his career as the US Army Infantry Center and School Retention Sergeant Major. After his Army service, Dr. Hogue transitioned to International Business Machine, Inc (IBM) where he served as Senior Managing Consultant in IBM's Organization & People Public Sector practice (Human Capital). At IBM, Dr. Hogue led and worked on small teams focused on human resources, workforce strategies, and talent management. He supported projects across a range of workforce transformation areas including portal design and assessment of the Army Career Tracker. In 2009, Dr. Hogue accepted his civil service position in the Army Office of Business Transformation serving as Chief, Change Management Division. Later, Dr. Hogue served on the Military Compensation & Retirement Modernization Commission where he significantly contributed to the establishment of the Blended Retirement System for over 2 million DOD service members. Dr. Hogue returned to the Army Headquarters in 2015 to serve as a senior human capital strategic planner in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs).

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
•2023-PRESENT: DIRECTOR OF ARMY STRATEGIC OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS
•2023-2023: ACTING DASA, US ARMY EQUITY AND INCLUSION AGENCY, ASA(M&RA)
•2019-2023: DIRECTOR, STRATEGY, PLANS, AND OPERATIONS, ASA(M&RA)
•2017-2019: SENIOR STRATEGIC PLANNER, PLANS, INTEGRATION, AND FUTURES OFFICE, ASA(M&RA) •2015-2017: HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLANNER, STRATEGIC INTEGRATION OFFICE, ASA(M&RA) •2013-2015: RESEARCH ANALYST,MILITARY COMPENSATION & RETIREMENT MODERNIZATIONCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON, DC •2009-2013:MANAGEMENT ANALYST, OFFICE OF BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION, HQDA
•2006-2009: HUMAN CAPITAL CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE, INC •2003-2006: RETENTION SERGEANT MAJOR, US ARMY INFANTRY CENTER, FORT BENNING
•1997-2002: RETENTION OPERATIONS NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER, FORT STEWART, GA & V CORPS
•1993-1996: RETENTION NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER, FORT HOOD & KOREA
•1992-1993: RECRUITING STATION COMMANDER, HAVERHILL, MA
•1989-1992: ARMY RECRUITER, NORTH SHORE RECRUITING COMPANY, MA

COLLEGE:
•DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION - ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, ARGOSY UNIVERSITY
•MASTER OF ARTS – HUMAN RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
•BACHELOR OF ARTS – GENERAL STUDIES,WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
•CLASS 53, US ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY AWARDS AND HONORS:
•SUPERIOR CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL (2ND AWARD)
•MERITORIOUS CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL (4TH AWARD)
•LEGION OF MERIT
•MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:
•ARMY BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION REPORT TO CONGRESS, 2011•HARNESSING INERTIA TO IMPROVE ARMY ENLISTED SERVICE LENGTH: A CASE FOR OPT-OUT ENLISTMENT CONTRACTS, ARMED FORCES & SOCIETY (WITH BRIAN MILLER) , 2018,
•ARMY PEOPLE STRATEGY, 2019
•EXPANDING DIVERSE TALENT IN THE ARMY OFFICER CORPS, 2021