{"id":36115,"date":"2019-03-06T20:26:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/06\/the-navys-top-acquisition-priority-is-getting-a-new-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:57:40","slug":"the-navys-top-acquisition-priority-is-getting-a-new-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2019\/03\/06\/the-navys-top-acquisition-priority-is-getting-a-new-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Navy\u2019s top acquisition priority is getting a new boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Navy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/07\/29\/the-us-navys-columbia-class-submarines-could-squeeze-general-dynamics-profits\/\" target=_blank>Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine<\/a> program is getting a new head and a new program office, the service\u2019s top acquisition boss announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Program Executive Office Columbia will be stood up this month and headed by Rear Adm. Scott Pappano, a graduate of the Naval Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He most recently headed up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2018\/06\/26\/us-navy-funds-underwater-drone-swarms\/\" target=_blank>Naval Undersea Warfare Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program was previously organized under PEO Submarines. But with two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/06\/26\/virginia-class-attack-sub-delivers-late-as-us-navy-aims-to-get-program-back-on-course\/\" target=_blank>Virginia-class <\/a>attack subs under construction annually, as well as a move taking place to a new Virginia sub with an added section to expand its Tomahawk missile capacity, plus the upcoming SSN(X) program, James Geurts, the Navy\u2019s head of research and development, saw a need to maintain a steady focus on Columbia through a dedicated office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy concern was with Columbia being our No. 1 acquisition priority and all the other submarine activities we have going on, do we have enough leadership bandwidth available to oversee and run all those programs simultaneously?\u201d Geurts said in a roundtable with reporters. \u201cAs I understand the challenges going forward, [I wanted to] get PEO-level support to that program as it starts ramping up. And I didn\u2019t want to wait for a crisis for that to occur; I wanted to make sure we are proactively working the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2018\/08\/06\/the-us-navys-top-acquisition-priority-stumbles-out-of-the-gate-after-bad-welds-discovered-in-missile-tubes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Columbia.JPG.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The US Navy\u2019s top acquisition priority stumbles out of the gate<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The discovery of a significant quality control issue at the very outset of fabrication of Columbia injects uncertainty in a program that already has little room for delays.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Going forward, PEO Columbia will focus on finishing the design and getting Columbia under construction, as well as working with the United Kingdom on the joint aspects of the program. Naval Sea Systems Command\u2019s 07 office will handle maintenance on in-service submarines, and PEO Submarines will handle all aspects of Virginia and the common elements between the various platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have to work as a team because that is a very integrated and interconnected enterprise,\u201d Geurts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An earlier setback with Columbia \u2014 where a vendor delivered improperly inspected welds in missile tubes destined for Columbia, the Virginia payload modules and the U.K.&#8217;s Columbia-class program \u2014 did not play into the decision to stand up PEO Columbia, Geurts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think this is in reaction to anything that\u2019s happened in the past,\u201d Geurts said. \u201cIt\u2019s really in recognition of all the hard work we\u2019ve got going in the future. 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