On Thursday, May 9th, PEO UWS celebrated a Change of Command ceremony as Rear Adm. Douglas J. Adams relieved Rear Adm. Todd S. Weeks as Program Executive Officer for Undersea Warfare Systems. Adams brings leadership and engineering experience to this position, formerly serving as Deputy Program Executive Officer for Undersea Warfare Systems. Most recently, he served as the Director of Attack Submarines (SSN) AUKUS Support for the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Program Office.
During Weeks’s tenure as PEO UWS, the eight major undersea program offices charged with delivering undersea weapons, sensors, and enhanced combat capability to the fleet focused on each office’s cradle-to-grave responsibility for expediting undersea capability development and delivery. This past year, Weeks steered the Navy’s evolving hardware and software acquisition strategy by engaging industry and government stakeholders. He charted a course that allows for faster submarine modernization and prudent risk management within a rapidly changing security and technology environment. Weeks’ leadership helped ensure submarine combat systems, sensors, and networks can utilize cutting-edge software design tools and practices.
The Honorable Frederick J. Stefany, Principal Civilian Deputy (PCD) to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition ASN (RDA), acknowledged Weeks’ accomplishments during his keynote address. “Under Admiral Weeks’ leadership, a lot has been accomplished here at PEO UWS.” said Stefany. “As a new PEO, this team has taken a scattering of programs and turned it into a familied portfolio which is as critical as any portfolio we have in the fight that could be ahead of us.”
During the ceremony, Weeks recognized the contributions of the entire PEO UWS team. “I am very proud to have been a part of this great team,” said Weeks. “What I am most proud of is not necessarily what we’ve accomplished, but how we have been able to do it. I have been the beneficiary of working with some of the best leaders at the program level that I have ever seen who empower their teams with insightful commander’s intent…I will very much miss being part of this fantastic team, but I know you are in great hands with Rear Admiral Doug Adams,” said Weeks. “I couldn’t have imagined, and I couldn’t have picked a better officer to build upon all the great work that we have done, and I know that there are great and wonderful things ahead.”
“I am honored to be able to continue to serve in the Navy and particularly happy to serve as PEO UWS,” said Adams. “There’s not a job I would rather have today.”
Please join us in welcoming Rear Adm. Adams to the PEO UWS team!
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