Army creates cyber warfare PMO

The U.S. Army on July 31 formally created a Project Manager Cyber Warfare office and stood up a Project Manager Space Superiority and Exploitation office inside the Capability Program Executive for Intelligence and Spectrum Warfare, or CPE ISW, according to Army and CPE ISW releases. The moves were marked in separate assumption-of-charter ceremonies and took effect as the Army reorganized how it buys and fields cyber and space-related mission systems. Col. David Bergmann was named to lead PM Cyber Warfare, while Col. Carter Deekens was named to lead PM Space Superiority and Exploitation. The new structure replaces earlier portfolio arrangements that had grouped some cyber and space work together and others separately. ### Which offices did the Army actually create on July 31? On July 31, Laurence Mixon presented the charter to Bergmann, officially establishing Project Manager Cyber Warfare under CPE ISW, the Army said. The service said PM Cyber Warfare was formed by merging Project Manager Defensive Cyber Operations and Project Manager Cyber and Space into one office responsible for acquisition, deployment and operation of cyber capabilities. Army materials said the office will provide offensive and defensive cyberspace capabilities and tailored information technology solutions for national, joint and allied partners. (cpeisw.army.mil) On the same date, the Army aligned the Product Manager for Army Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities, or TENCAP, and the Product Manager for Tactical Space Superiority under the newly created PM Space Superiority and Exploitation, according to CPE ISW and DVIDS. Deekens was named project manager for that office, which the Army said will deliver space and sensing capabilities drawn from national, space and terrestrial sources for Army operations. (cpeisw.army.mil) ### Why split cyber into its own project-manager line now? In an Aug. 3 Army release, Mixon said the Army “must operate a unified cyber portfolio” because offense and defense are “a continuous feedback loop.” Bergmann said balancing offensive and defensive cyberspace capabilities would improve operational visibility and give the Army more flexibility to equip cyber forces in a rapidly changing threat environment. Those statements were the Army’s explanation for combining the legacy cyber portfolios into one office rather than continuing to manage them separately. (cpeisw.army.mil) A July 2023 Army release shows the earlier structure the service is now moving beyond. At that point, PEO IEW&S had created Project Management Cyber and Space as a new office, with then-PEO Brig. Gen. Ed Barker saying traditional acquisition cycles no longer applied in cyberspace and that the Army needed a dedicated organization able to respond quickly. The July 31, 2026 reorganization separates cyber into its own project-manager office and moves space work into a different dedicated office. (cpeisw.army.mil) ### What will the cyber office control? PM Cyber Warfare will handle “a full spectrum of cyber capabilities” that protect critical assets and infrastructure, deter cyber threats and support cyber missions, according to the Army release. The service said the office also changes how the Army works with commercial technology and private-industry partners, though the release did not list specific programs or contract vehicles tied to the new office. (army.mil) Col. David Bergmann, in the Army’s description of the new office, said the integrated portfolio is intended to support operational forces by tying offensive and defensive cyber work together. The Army release described the office’s mission as delivering “innovative and dominant cyberspace capabilities” and tailored IT solutions. (cpeisw.army.mil) ### What sits inside the new space office? CPE ISW said PM Space Superiority and Exploitation combines the legacy missions of Army TENCAP and Tactical Space Superiority into one organization. Its published mission page says the office is responsible for advanced space sensing and spectrum warfare systems that exploit national capabilities for Army commanders at all echelons. The Army said the office will develop, deliver and field access to those products and services for commanders worldwide. (army.mil) Col. Carter Deekens said bringing TENCAP and Tactical Space Superiority together would accelerate delivery of intelligence capabilities and support multi-domain operations. The Army release also said the combined office is intended to support protection operations and provide intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare capabilities. (cpeisw.army.mil) ### Who are the officers leading the new organizations? The Army said Bergmann will lead PM Cyber Warfare, and Deekens will lead PM Space Superiority and Exploitation. CPE ISW’s biography page for Deekens says he assumed responsibility for PM SSE in July 2026 after serving most recently as executive officer to the Army acquisition executive at ASA(ALT). (cpeisw.army.mil) CPE ISW published both announcements on Aug. 3, three days after the July 31 ceremonies, and its PM SSE page now describes the office as chartered in 2026. Future details on budgets, programs and industry engagement are likely to surface through CPE ISW program pages, Army acquisition notices and subsequent assumption-of-charter materials posted by the service. (cpeisw.army.mil) (army.mil)