Project Director for Force Management System Retires

Dr. Dave Powers (left) stands with members of the Force Management System team during his retirement ceremony held at Fort Belvoir.
Human Capital
Michelle Walker, PL FMS IT Specialist
April 8, 2016

Dr. David Powers concluded his 37 years of service at a retirement ceremony held on 31 March at Fort Belvoir, VA. Dr. Powers has been serving as the Project Director for Force Management System (FMS) under PEO EIS since January 2003. During Dr. Powers’ tenure at FMS, he was responsible for the successful integration and consolidation of a number of Force Management legacy automation systems and the current system serves as the Army’s base system for the Joint Chief of Staff Global Force Management Data Initiative. Dr. Powers has supported the Force Management business processes at all levels of the Army having previously worked both at the Army staff level within G-3/5/7 and Army Headquarters Major Command level within TRADOC.

Two men shake hands during ceremony

Related News

  1. Cpt. Chad Bell embraces imperfection

    Human Capital
    April 2, 2024
    "When I joined IPPS-A eight months ago, we were figuring out how to start building in Agile," said Cpt. Chad Bell, an Agile Release Train (ART) leader supporting the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) Increment II program. "Now, it’s a muscle memory. The ART teams know — two-week increments and demo. They know we all are going to plan and collaborate to figure out what we are going to work on."

  2. MC4 prepares for transformation into Agile-focused OMIS-A 

    Human Capital
    December 15, 2023
    With nearly a quarter of a century of service to the U.S. Army, the Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) product office — part of Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) — is considered an old-timer in the acquisition world. Around five years ago, following deep-dive discussions among Army senior leaders, the decision was made to retire the program.
More News

Work with Us

Help support important missions. Explore ways your company can work with PEO EIS.

Find Opportunities