Major reorganization for PEO C3N supports Army approach to Next Generation Command and Control

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (December 4, 2025) - As the Army reimagines its approach to providing command and control (C2) capabilities at the speed of commercial innovation - the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications and Network (PEO C3N) is undergoing a major reorganization. Concurrently, as a part of the DOW and Army larger acquisition reform efforts, the PEO is changing its name to the “Capability Program Executive Command, Control, Communications, and Network (CPE C3N)."

In early October, the PEO realigned the organization to better enable the rapid adoption and delivery of commercial software and hardware solutions by capabilities that aligned with the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem. The DOW released its Acquisition Transformation Strategy in early November, with the goal to prioritize speed, flexibility and rigorous execution. The reorganization of CPE C3N better positions the team to both rapidly adopt and deliver innovative and emerging technologies to sustain and continually evolve the Army’s current and future C2 and network capabilities for the American warfighter, as well as meets DOW and Army intent to be a capability centric organization.

Brig. Gen. Jack “Shane” Taylor will continue to lead the organization, now serving as the Capability Program Executive for C3N, with Ms. Roni Ewing serving as the Acting Deputy Capability Program Executive.

Stakeholders will notice the most significant changes to CPE C3N at the project manager (PM) level, which now aligns with the organization’s approach to delivering Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) capabilities. It also supports DOW’s approach to deliver solutions as portfolios of capabilities and to move away from siloed product-centric program offices. The new PM organizational structures will be as follows:

• The newly established PM C2 Applications will be led by Mr. Dennis Teefy as project manager (PM) and Mr. Dan Ghio as deputy project manager (DPM). This PM will have the mission of delivering mission-focused applications as part of the Army’s seamless command and control architecture supporting all warfighting capabilities. The office will both deliver applications as well as enable the third-party integration of applications into the NGC2 ecosystem.
• The newly established PM C2 Data/AI will be led by Col. Christopher Anderson as PM and Ms. Julia Cox as DPM. This PM will have the mission of delivering an integrated, AI/ML enabled, and threat informed, scalable, resilient, converged and meshed data platform with sufficient capacity at each echelon, enabling a dynamic and collective Warfighting Command and Control while operating in a disrupted, disconnected, intermittent and low-bandwidth (DDIL) tactical environment aligned to the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) concepts.
• The newly established PM C2 Infrastructure will be led by Col. Stuart McMillan as PM and Mr. Jonathan D’Aprile as DPM. This PM will have the mission of delivering modular, scalable, integrated and interoperable secure compute and store capabilities in the cloud and at the tactical edge, and cryptographic devices, which enable seamless C2 and cohesive data orchestration across all layers of the NGC2 Full Stack.
• The newly established PM C2 Transport will be led by Mr. Jack Wilson as PM and Mr. Michael Acriche as DPM. This PM will have the mission of delivering capability-based transport solutions that support both a Transport Agnostic Network System (Transport Acceleration) to the entire Army and division-centric deployment of transport capabilities based on Army priority units.
• The redefined PM Integrated Enterprise Network (IEN) will be led by Col. Alan Stephens as PM and Ms. Nancy Richardson as DPM. This PM will continue its mission of acquiring and delivering enterprise communications capabilities for the Army, Department of Defense and the National Command Authorities to enable information dominance.
• The redefined C2 Trail Boss will continue under Col. Stuart McMillan, who will be initially dual-hatted, and his deputy Mr. John Crone. This organization will have the mission of serving as the lead Integrator and singular face to the field for the Army’s network modernization effort-integrating all C2 and Transformation in Contact (TiC) elements into a coherent, resilient capability that empowers commanders to lead with decisiveness and win.
• The PL Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) mission will continue under the leadership of Mr. Bill Brickner, and will have the mission of supporting and advocating on behalf of the Joint Warfighter, facilitating software defined radio (SDR) and waveform (WF) acquisition/solutions, while mitigating interoperability risks and resolving issues.
• The newly established PL C2 Enablers Organization will be led by Mr. Douglas Burbey and Ms. Lisa Bell as deputy. They will provide interoperability enablers with 24/7/365 support for our Army. Organizations supported will include International Information Technologies Systems; Common Hardware Systems (CHS); Enterprise – Identity, Credential and Access Management (E-ICAM); Mission Command Support Center (MCSC)l NOC/MCSC/BFT Network; and Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP).

Additional changes to CPE C3N Headquarters include a newly established Assistant Capability Program Executive for Integration, led by Mr. Ward Roberts. Additionally, Mr. Krupal Kapadia, Ms. Megan Jais, and Mr. Carl Bridges will lead the Architecture and Engineering; Portfolio Management; and Cyber and Data Divisions, respectively.

This C3N overall reorganization enables direct engagements and feedback between industry, program managers, and larger acquisition community stakeholders.

“Under this new CPE construct, we will be better aligned to deliver commanders the necessary capabilities in a more rapid, user-informed and continuously iterative process,” Taylor said. “The new structure allows us to continuously add new commercial capabilities to the commander’s toolbox that enable C2 and decision making.”

A key directive of Army acquisition reform is to include diverse and nontraditional industry partners in source selection across all DOW service and product solicitations and to assess and manage competitiveness within their industrial base sector when developing acquisition strategies, requesting and allocating funding, and negotiating contracts to protect vendor diversity, healthy competition, and accessibility of non-traditional defense companies.

CPE C3N implements many of these tenets through its use of the Army’s new innovative requirements model, self-organized vendor teams, and a Commercial Solutions Offering within Army NGC2 efforts. Earlier this year, the Army awarded two Other Transaction Authority agreements (totaling nearly $126 million) to teams consisting of multiple vendors to deliver NGC2 prototypes for the Army’s 4th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division.

Through NGC2, the Army is transforming not only technology, but also processes in requirements, resourcing, acquisition and contracting.

Industry partners will receive key updates on the Army’s approach to delivering C2 capabilities at the next Army Technical Exchange Meeting, scheduled for January 30, 2026, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Although changes are under way to better support Army acquisition reform, the CPE C3N team will continue its commitment to the warfighter, stakeholders, and industry partners, remaining engaged, focused and mission ready.

“We are transforming our acquisition approaches to drive continuous competition with rapid delivery to equip Soldiers with the newest technologies that will win in the future fight,” Taylor said. “We want to ensure our Soldiers always have the latest technology available and a network they can trust to be there at the point of need.”