{"id":34773,"date":"2019-09-23T17:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T17:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/23\/pentagons-electronic-warfare-leader-heads-to-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:14:31","slug":"pentagons-electronic-warfare-leader-heads-to-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/09\/23\/pentagons-electronic-warfare-leader-heads-to-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon\u2019s electronic warfare leader heads to industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the Pentagon\u2019s top electronic warfare officials, William Conley, has left the Department of Defense, sources told C4ISRNET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conley served as the director for electronic warfare with the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. That position is now is vacant, sources said. Conley appears to be the new chief technology officer for Mercury Systems, according to a list of speakers published for the Association of Old Crows\u2019 annual conference and AFCEA\u2019s MILCOM conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conley was a key player in the department-wide push to a new concept called electromagnetic spectrum operations, or EMSO. Essentially, the term refers to the notion that electronic warfare systems, electronic warfare doctrine and electronic warfare personnel within a particular region or theater work together more closely to provide a more holistic electronic warfare capability for commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t