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NGA Adopts PEO Structure To Improve Visibility For Industry And Policymakers

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

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NGA Adopts PEO Structure To Improve Visibility For Industry And Policymakers

Tonya Wilkerson, deputy director, NGA. Photo: NGA

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in October adopted a new program management structure for the technologies and services it acquires to answer stakeholder concerns related to transparency and to drive accountability, agency officials said this week. The creation of program executive offices (PEOs) mirrors the Defense Department’s military services’ structure for program development, acquisition, cost, schedule, performance, and maintenance. “Basically, think of it as an opportunity to maintain consistency in our messaging that surrounds our acquisition programs and services,” Tonya…

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