DOD Announces 2024 Defense Acquisition Awards

The Honorable William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Defense Acquisition Awards. The five annual awards, representing 23 separate categories, recognize individual and team accomplishments that have advanced the National Defense Strategy and supported the Secretary of Defense's priorities through excellence in acquisition. The winners will be honored in a ceremony held at Defense Acquisition University's Howell Auditorium in Scott Hall on December 11, 2024.

The Defense Acquisition Workforce is comprised of nearly 163,000 civilian and military professionals from each branch of the military, as well as defense agencies and field activities. Their work has been critical in building enduring advantages for the warfighter as the Department of Defense continues to evolve in real time.

"Wars are won and lost in program offices, often years before the shooting starts," said Dr. LaPlante. "Our acquisition professionals contribute directly to our ability to deter aggression, and I continue to be impressed by all they do on a daily basis. Congratulations to this year's winners and their tremendous body of work delivering capability to our warfighters, allies, and partners at speed and scale."

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A complete list of awards and recipients can be found below:

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Acquisition Security

Israel Reyes, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

Business Cost Estimating

Katherine Jeffery, U.S. Air Force, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts

Business Financial Management

Tracy Showman, Defense Healthcare Management Systems, Arlington, Virginia

Contracting

Christie Orlando, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

ETM (Engineering/Technical)

David Clifton, U.S. Air Force, Washington, District of Columbia

ETM (Production/Sustainment)

Cheryl Redmon, U.S. Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Flexibility in Acquisition

William "Greg" Davis, U.S. Air Force, Washington, District of Columbia

Lieutenant Colonel Raquel Salim, U.S. Space Force, Washington, District of Columbia

Christopher Wilson, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

International Security Cooperation

Major Jacob Singleton, U.S. Space Force, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Life Cycle Logistics

Dyan Hooper, U.S. Navy, Washington, District of Columbia

Program Management

Colonel Timothy Hough, U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia

Requirements Management

Lieutenant Commander Grant Strickland, U.S. Navy, Washington, District of Columbia

Services Acquisition

Claudia Evans, U.S. Air Force, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Small Business

Luz Maria Vasquez, Defense Contract Management Agency, Richardson, Texas

Software Development

Ricardo Ferra, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia

Software Management

Noelle Marchbanks, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

Test and Evaluation

Lindsay Underwood, U.S. Navy, Patuxent River, Maryland

Value Engineering

Christopher Cerjan, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

SOFTWARE INNOVATION TEAM AWARD

Next Generation Air Dominance Software Factory, U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

FLEXIBILITY IN ACQUISITION TEAM AWARDS

Product Manager Robotic Combat Vehicle, U.S. Army, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan

Multi-Domain Combat Systems Division/Enhanced Combat Systems Team, U.S. Air Force, Washington, District of Columbia

Satellite Communications Team, U.S. Space Force, Washington, District of Columbia

Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Innovation Cycle-International, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION AWARDS

Large Organization

NAVSUP WSS N972 Department Support Division, U.S. Navy, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Small Organization

Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

DAVID PACKARD EXCELLENCE IN ACQUISITION AWARDS

Integrated Fires Mission Command Project Office, U.S. Army, Huntsville, Alabama

PMA-201 Emergent Requirements Team, U.S. Navy, Patuxent River, Maryland

Collaborative Combat Aircraft Team, U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

EUCOM Support Team, U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Special Operations Forces Counter Unmanned Systems, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

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