2017 MILCOM

Gary W. Blohm
Acting Director
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)


Mr. Gary W. Blohm entered the Senior Executive Service in 2003. Mr. Blohm is the Acting Director of the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC). As Acting Director, he is responsible for establishing CERDEC's comprehensive Science and Technology (S&T) Portfolio providing strategic program formulation guidance involving short-and long-range goals utilizing existing and anticipated state-of-the art advances in communications, mission command, sensors, electronic warfare, intelligence and countermeasure equipment and services. Programs encompass technology thrusts in Mission Command, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance technologies and systems in various stages of the life cycle model. In addition to the center's Science and Technology mission, he oversees its engineering support and services provided to the acquisition Program Executive Offices, Life Cycle Management Commands, and other DOD and Federal customers. Prior to his present assignment Mr. Blohm served as the Director for CERDEC’s Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate. As Director, he was responsible for providing Signals Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Measurement and Signature Intelligence, Information Operations, Intelligence Dissemination/Fusion and Quick Reaction Capabilities through the research and development of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems in Acquisition Support to the U.S. Army. He also led his organization in providing expert technical support to various Program Executive Offices and Project Managers across the Army and Joint Service acquisition communities. Mr. Blohm served as the Director of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, Command, Power & Integration Directorate from July 2015 to April 2016.

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