DCMA announces Senior Exec assignment

DCMA announces Senior Exec assignment

By DCMA Public Affairs

The Defense Contract Management Agency today announced a Senior Executive Service assignment.

David Catanoso will be executive director of the DCMA Information Technology Directorate and the agency's chief information officer effective June 14. Catanoso has more than 30 years of experience across the IT spectrum, as well as extensive experience in the private sector where his leadership roles spread beyond IT and into operations and customer service.

He most recently served as the strategic advisor for technology modernization to the assistant secretary and chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. "Dave is well-prepared to lead DCMA's IT efforts," said Navy Vice Adm. Stephen Tedford, DCMA director. "This is a crucial time for our networks and IT capabilities, and Dave's experience and skills will be put to great use as we continue to secure, modernize and automate our systems; and harness AI and other new capabilities."

DCMA provides contract administration services for more than 310,000 war contracts and delivers hundreds of millions of items to our fighting forces each year. As a combat support agency, DCMA provides accurate, real-time acquisition insight to inform War Department decisions relative to the defense industrial base, enabling operational planning and execution.