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As Vice President & Deputy Director, Defense Sector, John Gilligan is responsible for the management and administration, performance, staffing, and marketing of SRA�s work with the Department of Defense, the defense agencies, the armed services, and their installations.
Before joining SRA, Gilligan held a number of senior executive positions in a 24-year government career. He most recently served as the Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO), the principal advisor to Air Force leadership on information management, business processes, and IT standards. He led the Air Force in creating and enforcing IT standards and promoting and shaping the strategic and operational IT planning process. From 1998 to 2000, Gilligan served as the CIO for the Department of Energy, where he developed and directed IT management strategies, policies, and practices for the Department, including information protection, strategic planning, networking and security, and establishing system and information architectures. He also held the positions of Air Force Program Executive Officer for Battle Management and Command and Control; Director of Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for Command and Control, Communications and Computers (C4); Director of Software Architecture and Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for C4; and Deputy Director, Worldwide Information System Program Office at Hanscom Air Force Base.
Gilligan has received numerous awards, including the Meritorious and Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Awards; the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and, in 2005, the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service.
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