Brig. Gen. Joshua P. Williams is the Program Executive Officer for the Cyber and Networks Directorate, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. With more than 2,400 personnel under his command, he is responsible for developing, acquiring, deploying and sustaining a $20 billion portfolio of cyberspace, communication and cryptologic network capabilities to connect warfighters with affordable and secure systems. Reporting to the Service Acquisition Executive, his directorate champions key initiatives including Digital Engineering, DevSecOps and the implementation of Joint All-Domain Command and Control. The portfolio includes Enterprise IT and Cyber Infrastructure, the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division and a Special Programs Division, which deliver critical capabilities across the Air Force, joint and inter-agency communities.

Air Force Program Executive Office for Cyber and Networks (AFPEO/C&N) Directorate (AFLCMC/HN)

Mission: Connecting Warfighters with Affordable, Secure & War-Winning Cyber & Network Systems

The Cyber and Networks Directorate is dedicated to establishing a culture that prioritizes key Air Force initiatives. This includes embracing Digital Engineering and Transformation, fostering a DevSecOps environment, and implementing Joint All-Domain Command and Control powered by Advanced Battle Management Systems. The directorate also champions Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command "We Need" initiatives at all levels, ensuring alignment with the highest priorities. Ultimately, the directorate's mission is to connect warfighters with affordable, secure, and war-winning cyber and network systems.

Reporting to the Service Acquisition Executive (SAF/AQ), the directorate is responsible for developing, acquiring, deploying, sustaining, and executing cyberspace, communication, and cryptologic network capabilities. This responsibility extends across the Air Force, joint, and inter-agency communities, highlighting the directorate's crucial role in collaborative operations.

With a workforce exceeding 2,400 acquisition and product support professionals, the Cyber and Networks Directorate operates from Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Massachusetts; Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland), Texas; and Gunter Annex, Alabama, with additional personnel stationed across the United States. The directorate is organized into three divisions, each contributing to its vital mission.

As the directorate's largest unit, this division comprises approximately 1,500 personnel primarily located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, with teams co-located with the 16th Air Force and US Cyber Command. They provide lifecycle management for cryptographic, key management, and cyber systems, ensuring the sustainment of force protection, intelligence, and collection systems critical to the Air Force, Department of War, and national interests. Their responsibilities include developing, fielding, supporting, and sustaining current and future Air Force cryptologic capabilities. This division also delivers offensive, defensive, command and control, and situational awareness cyber capabilities to empower cyber warfighters within the 16th Air Force and US Cyber Command. Furthermore, the division provides joint cyber capabilities like Unified Platform and Joint Cyber C2, streamlining requirements and acquisition processes to rapidly field integrated and interoperable cyberspace capabilities for Air Force, joint, and coalition operations. Notably, this division houses Platform One, a centralized team offering DevSecOps capabilities with built-in security to enhance the development and deployment of secure software solutions for Air Force and Department of War programs.

Primarily based at Hanscom AFB, with personnel at Gunter Annex, Joint Base San Antonio, and Wright-Patterson AFB, this division manages a broad portfolio of information technology and infrastructure programs. With over 900 personnel overseeing more than 100 projects, they are the Air Force's primary source for developing, delivering, and sustaining war-winning information technology, network infrastructure, and network defensive cyber capabilities. Their work supports every airman and space warfighter across all Air Force bases globally. This division is responsible for the Air Force network infrastructure, both within the continental United States and overseas. They manage DAF365, delivering world-class communication and collaboration tools while sustaining war-winning O365 Cloud services for the Air Force and improving existing capabilities to meet evolving IT challenges. The division also leads the Air Force's cloud services provision through Cloud One, a centralized team providing Cloud Infrastructure with built-in security for Air Force, Space Force, and DoD programs and weapon systems at Impact Levels 2, 4, 5, and 6. Furthermore, the division provides cutting-edge information technology through Enterprise IT as a Service, data analytics and machine learning, enterprise-wide technology as a service, and cloud-hosted enterprise services.

Located at Hanscom AFB, this division provides acquisition support to rapidly deliver the nation's most sensitive multi-domain C4ISR and Battle Management capabilities to the warfighter, while empowering DoD partners to do the same. They operate and maintain the Hanscom AFB special access programs complex and spearhead the C&N Special Access Program (SAP) Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (SEITaaS) initiative. This initiative will deliver a highly secure enterprise information processing system and a suite of common applications through innovative pathfinder Other Transactional Authorities (OTAs), enabling secure communication across multiple security levels to support Air Force acquisition, operations, and intelligence efforts. 

The Cyber and Networks Directorate plays a critical role in enabling decisive combat operations. By delivering net-centric solutions, the directorate drives the dynamic integration of information and systems across the network, providing essential support to the air, space, and cyberspace domains.