SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Servicemembers assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Global Threat Reduction Directorate (GT) and Sailors from U.S. Navy Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) spent a week engaging in cross-program knowledge transfer March 23-27...

When Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) was established in 1955 at the request of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, an unprecedented challenge was assigned to the Navy command: to work with the U.S. Army to host the Jupiter missile on a Navy vessel...

The U.S. Army's Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires, in partnership with the U.S. Navy's Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs, conducted a successful launch of a common hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on March 26, 2026.The Army and Navy...

Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) is in a period of historic growth, advancing new strategic deterrence capabilities in support of America’s warfighting Navy. To meet these demands and enhance the command's overall efficiency, a targeted training initiative titled "SSP Newcomer Onboarding Workshop...

WASHINGTON – Strategic Systems Programs’ (SSP) Rear Adm. Michael Richman, the deputy director for Regional Strike Systems and the Navy’s senior-most reserve EDO, spoke to Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officers (NREDOs) on January 27 in Washington, D.C., and discussed the efforts of those serving in...

National Engineers Week is a nationwide celebration of the engineering profession dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators. During the 2026 observance taking place February 22-28, SSP is highlighting the engineering workforce supporting the strategic deterrence mission...

National Engineers Week is a nationwide celebration of the engineering profession dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators. During the 2026 observance taking place February 22-28, SSP is highlighting the engineering workforce supporting the strategic deterrence mission...

A career change can be daunting to some, but for Chiedozie “Dozie” Anazia, a program analyst and systems security engineering lead at Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), it was a no-brainer...

Katie O’Donnell, a contract specialist and member of the Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) acquisition workforce, recently earned her Cost Estimating and Analysis certificate from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) – Online...

How do you stop a very determined rabbit from sneaking into a garden for a snack? And what does that have to do with protecting a nation? On Jan. 21, 2026, local K-12 students discovered the surprising answer at the Camden County Public Library in Kingsland, Georgia, turning a classic storybook tale...