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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Program Manager (PM) & Senior Leader Command, Control, and Commu - **Company:** Caci Inc - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $94,400.0 - $198,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Information Systems, Information Technology Operations, Information Technology - **Published:** July 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9012956/program-manager-pm-senior-leader-command-control-and-commu ## About the Role * Active TS/SCI clearance * Master's degree or equivalent * 15+ years of related experience * Proven track record of managing technical engineering or IT operations teams in support of the Department of Defense * Senior-level staff experience (OSD, Joint Staff, military department staff, military service staffs, CCMDs, component command staffs) * Knowledge of nuclear command and control (NC2) and nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) systems * Exceptional writing and briefing skills * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision Desired : * Staff Officer Background: Experience navigating Pentagon processes, drafting military correspondence, and translating complex technical plans into executive-level briefing packages ## Description Job Title: Program Manager (PM) & Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communications Systems (SLC3S) Staff Action Officer, Program Manager and Senior Leader Command, Control, and Communications (C3) Systems Staff Action Officer supporting the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Office (CIO) National Leadership Command Capabilities (NLCC) Management Office (NMO) located in the Pentagon. Mission: As a Program Manager Lead a technically proficient team dedicated to modernizing and improving critical communications and IT systems to ensure national security mission success. As a SLC3S SME consolidate Senior Leader operational mission requirements, identify shortfalls and interoperability issues, assessing equipment performance issues, and exploring future communications improvements. Day-to-Day Focus: Acting as an Action Officer, drafting executive correspondence, driving modernization strategies, and managing day-to-day program delivery in a fast-paced environment Responsibilities: * Be comfortable working in a High-Stakes Environment: Operating inside the Pentagon means managing high-visibility tasks with zero room for error. Real-world events directly dictate the daily operational tempo * Become a key member of the Pentagon's NMO assisting n establishing, tracking, and supporting Strategic Senior Leader Communications Mission. * Consolidate Senior Leader (President, Vice President, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, COCOM Commanders, etc.) operational mission requirements, identify communications capability shortfalls and interoperability issues, assessing equipment performance issues, and exploring future communications improvements. * Provide technical and analytical support for development of the NLCC ground, maritime, airborne, space and cyber infrastructure, facilities, and platforms. * Provide technical expertise in concepts, theories, practices, and techniques of engineering for information systems to extend and modify existing techniques and develop new approaches for use across the organization to improve the integration of technical processes. * Coordinate, schedule, and brief GO/FO/SES level secure Video Teleconferences (VTC's), Teams meetings, and ad hoc in person meetings to manage policy decision, track developing programs, track ongoing issues, and prepare for senior leader meetings. * Attend high-level DoD, meetings providing professional judgment and NLCC expertise on behalf of the government customer. Serving as the CIO's representative focusing on on the SLC3S mission. * Support NLCC Program and Budget Review (PBR) Issue Teams: Assisting in the development, review, integration, and submission of issue papers. 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