AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 During a season of leadership shakeups across U.S. Army acquisition offices, Brig. Gen. Ed Barker feels right at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June, Barker was named the boss<\/a> of the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He served as the office\u2019s deputy for the previous two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barker succeeds Mark Kitz at the development hub for everything related to Army jamming, spoofing, spying, intelligence-gathering and navigation. He spoke with C4ISRNET about his priorities and potential portfolio growth Aug. 15 on the sidelines of the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Portions of the discussion below<\/a> were edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What goals are on the immediate horizon for you as the new leader at PEO IEW&S?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have a 100-day plan. A lot of it is looking at what we\u2019re going to do. Think of it in terms of a battlefield circulation. Going out, talking to our counterparts, our strategic partners and letting them know, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m in the seat.\u2019 That type of thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of that has been a lot easier since I was the deputy for two years. It\u2019s assuring them that the path we are on, with the relationship and stuff, is still intact \u2014 no big changes or anything like that. And then initial outreach to the workforce. You know, a couple of town halls, introducing me formally as the PEO<\/a> and sharing your strategic vision and goals and your thoughts on where things are going to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\t