Mr. Gary L. Winkler became Program Executive Officer for the Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) at Ft. Belvoir, VA, in October 2007. In his new position, Mr. Winkler is responsible for program management of Department of Defense and Army business and combat service support systems, as well as related Army communication and computer infrastructure. These systems support logistics, medical, finance, personnel, training and procurement operations. The PEO EIS organization consists of approximately 1400 military, civilian and contractor staff around the world.

Prior to becoming PEO EIS, Mr. Winkler was Principal Director for Governance, Acquisition, and Chief Knowledge Office for the Army CIO/G-6. He entered the Senior Executive Service upon becoming Principal Director in 2003. In that capacity he was responsible for development of Army Information Management (IM), Information Technology (IT), and Knowledge Management (KM) policies and governance processes in concert with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, Services, Combatant Commands, Components and Agencies.

Mr. Winkler began his Federal career with PEO Command and Control Systems: Joint Tactical Fusion Program Management Office (PMO) in 1989 and was promoted to Division Chief of the PEO’s Intelligence Fusion PMO in 1992. He was selected Deputy Program Executive Officer for the Air Force PEO for Joint Logistics, at the Pentagon in 1995 and became an Acquisition Specialist with Headquarters, Department of Army, ASA(ALT), Acquisition Career Management Office in 1996.

Mr. Winkler’s association with PEO EIS began in 1997 when he was selected as Product Manager, Distance Learning System for PEO Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS). Following that position, he served as PEO EIS’s Project Manager for Transportation Information Systems (PM TIS) from 2001 to 2003.

Mr. Winkler received a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, VA, in 1983. He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and a Master of Science from the National Defense University. Mr. Winkler is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certified in Program Management; Information Technology; Test and Evaluation (T&E); and Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering.

He received the 2007 Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive, Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service in 2006, the Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2003 and Superior Civilian Service Awards in 1996 and 2000. He also received the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service in 1995.