Acquisition Program Resources

2012 Department of Defense Systems Engineering Top 5 Program Awards

The purpose of these awards is to recognize excellence in application of Systems Engineering (SE) discipline that results in highly successful Department of Defense programs, as assessed based on their 2011 performance. Winners of this award are recognized for the demonstration of successful implementation of systems engineering best practices resulting in program success. The award, presented to both government and industry, represents the recognition of significant achievement by teams of industry and government personnel.

Congratulations to this year's award winners:

• Army: AN/TPQ-53 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar
  Government: Project Manager, Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (PM NV/RSTA)
  Industry: Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Army: Apache Block III System Design and Development
  Government: Apache Program Management Office – Systems Engineering
  Industry: The Boeing Company
• Navy: Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Increment 1A (Inc-1) Ship System
  Government: Program Executive Office, Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T))
  Industry: Raytheon Network Centric Services (NCS)
• Navy: Trident Guidance MK6 MOD1 Program
  Government: Strategic Systems Program
  Industry: Draper Laboratory
• Air Force: Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Program
  Government: Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate, Space & Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command
  Industry: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

View the list of previous award winners.

Review the award criteria and nomination form.