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PAE AS&A

Portfolio Acquisition Executive

MG Chris Schneider is the Portfolio Acquisition Executive for PAE AS&A.
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Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive

MG Sean Davis is the Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive for PAE AS&A.
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Executive Director 

Ms. Danielle Fleming is the Chief of Staff for PAE AS&A.
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G1 Human Resources

The PAE AS&A Human Resources is responsible for integrating the human resources management process for the PEO community, serving as the liaison and principal point of contact between PAE AS&A and servicing CPACS, Legal, EEO, etc..., maintaining the Military Acquisition Position List (MAPL) and all matters pertaining to the Army Acquisition Workforce, providing a full range of human relation advisory services for Management, Supervisors and employees, and managing the Acquisition Demo project for the PAE AS&A/DPAE AS&A and subordinate PM's.

G2 Security & International

The Director of Security and International Programs is responsible maintaining the security integrity of PAE AS&A programs and operations. This office manages security disciplines in information, personnel, physical, industrial, communication, operations, program protection, foreign disclosure, and international technology transfer.

G3 Security Acquisition and Systems Management

The Acquisition and Systems Management Office serves as liaison between the Project Managers Offices and the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Agile Sustainment & Ammunition. The Acquisition and Systems Management Office is responsible for developing PAE AS&A strategic planning on insensitive munitions, acquisition guidance for milestone decision packages and engineer support of production policy. We interface with HQ G3 on the munitions requirements distribution and planning functions, synchronization and execution reviews, as well as critical munitions updates to AMC. The G3 is responsible for all tasker operations and suspense coordination with the PMs, document routing for staffing documents for signature, and all public affairs and protocol functions including command ceremony coordination, VIP visits and command communication.

G4 Logistics

The G4 Office is responsible for establishing and overseeing the logistics policies of PAE AS&A. The objective is to assure efficient and effective lifecycle logistics policies and procedures are created, implemented and executed. The office interprets DA & DoD policies with respect to Class V lifecycle logistics processes and procedures to assess their impact and assure they represent the best interests of the Warfighter, Class V community and taxpayer. The ultimate objective is assuring timely, accurate, efficient delivery of ammo in the proper condition and quantity to support and sustain the Warfighter.

G6 Chief Information Officer

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides support and guidance on cybersecurity and information technology including the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Process, Army Interoperability Certification (AIC) & Self Determination, Federal Information System Management Act (FISMA), and Information Technology Approval System (ITAS); serves as the liaison between PAE AS&A and Army CIO, Army DCS G6, NETCOM, ARCYBER, and DISA; and represents the CPE on the ASA(ALT)/PEO CIO Council, Army CIO Executive Board (EB), ASA(ALT) Cyber Resilience Community of Practice (CoP), Army and ASA(ALT) Program Information System Security Manager (PISSM) IPTs, and the Common Operating Environment (COE) Technical Advisory Board (TAB).

G8 Business Management

The PAE AS&A Business Directorate is responsible for the management of financial execution, budget processes, audit & accounting interface, cost analysis, contracting & acquisition strategies, and business automation.

Portfolio Acquistion Executive Agile Sustainment & Ammunition

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Melissa L. Markos

PL Joint Services Deputy Project Lead

Ms. Markos is employed by the US Army’s Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A) as the Deputy Project Lead Joint Services (DPL JS), responsible for executing PL JS’s mission to enable the acquisition and manufacturing of munitions for the Joint Military Services. Managing an $2B portfolio of industrial base modernization projects and conventional munition demilitarization, Ms. Markos influences internal organizational practices and external policies to more robustly manage Government Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCO) Army Ammunition Plants (AAP).  

Prior to this position, Ms. Markos served as a Project Management Officer and lead for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP), Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP), Quad City Cartridge Case Facility, and Layaway and Maintenance of Inactive Industrial Facilities in the PL JS office. During this time, she co-led the facility competition for the SCAAP, led the facility contract extension for RFAAP, and led the modernization strategy for these facilities.  

Prior to PL JS, Ms. Markos worked for the Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS) leading the 40mm grenade Non-Recurring Engineering team to design, develop, test, and field improvements to conventional 40mm ammunition systems.  

Ms. Markos began her civil service career at the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) in 2002 following graduation from the University of Delaware, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Ms. Markos later earned a Master in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a Master in Technology Management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is a graduate from the Senior Service College Fellowship. She has attained Level III acquisition certification in Program Management and Level II in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering.