At Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), a unique commitment is placed on developing the command’s future workforce, especially from the ground level. The volunteers of PAE SSP’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) team take that commitment to...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – On June 12, 2026, Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) held a joint retirement and Change of Command ceremony at Admiral Leutze Park, recognizing the transfer of leadership from Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., to Vice Adm. Douglas L. Williams. The...

“Who here is afraid of heights,” asked the industry liaison leading submariners across the production floor of a Northrup Grumman facility.Sailors participating in Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Reverse Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Week between May 18-22...

Travis Air Force Base – Chief Petty Officer Darren Hallhuz , a missile technician assigned to Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Global Threat Reduction Directorate (GT), receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on May 20, 2026 at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. The...

Jose Balderrama, an engineer at Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), didn’t consider pursuing a degree in engineering until his older sister nudged him in the right the direction...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Rear Adm. Michael Richman, Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) for Regional Deterrence, presided over the funeral of Seaman 1st Class Wayne Edward Newton at Grandview Cemetery on May 16, 2026...

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Senate confirmed the military promotion of Rear Adm. Douglas L. Williams to vice admiral. Williams, who currently serves as the director for test at the Missile Defense Agency, will assume command as the 15th director of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., director of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), presented awards to the recipients of the 2026 Director’s Awards and 2026 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Lifetime Achievement Awards at the biannual Steering Task...

How many kids truly know what their parents do for work? Some might have an idea, but perhaps most have a difficult time explaining it...

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr, director of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), announced the SSP enterprise Sailor of the Year on April 17...