Lea T. Kirkwood, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Program Executive Officer, Electronic Systems, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. She leads more than 1,800 Airmen, government civilians, and support contractors to execute an $11.3 billion active year portfolio of Acquisition Categories, non-ACAT, technology transition and software programs, and Foreign Military Sales cases. She provides direction and oversight on acquisition policy, strategy development, and program management in support of aerospace management, sensors, force protection, electronic warfare, position, navigation, timing, and command and control capabilities.