“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
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BG Kevin Chaney
Program Executive Officer
PEO IEW&S
BG Kevin Chaney assumed responsibility as the Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) on July 24, 2025. As the PEO, he provides technical and managerial oversight for the development and acquisition of the Army’s portfolio of intelligence; electronic warfare; cyber; integrated base defense; force protection; position, navigation and timing; biometrics; and target acquisition programs. These capabilities, spanning more than 80 Programs of Record and Quick Reaction Capabilities with an annual budget of approximately $2.7 billion, provide a more detailed understanding of the battlefield.
Brigadier General Kevin Chaney started his military career with a Regular Army commission in 1995 from the United States Military Academy after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Naval Post-Graduate School and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Air War College.
BG Chaney began his aviation service as a Maintenance Platoon Leader in C Company, 2nd Aviation Maintenance Company at Camp Stanley, Korea. In January 1998, he transferred to the 21st Cavalry Brigade where he served as the Brigade Aviation Maintenance Officer. After completing the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course in 2001, he was assigned to Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia as the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion Production Control Officer and later the Company Commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. In 2003, he transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas to serve as the Company Commander and Observer/ Controller Team Chief for C Company, 2nd Battalion, 291st Regiment.
In 2007, BG Chaney started his acquisition career as the Assistant Product Manager for the T-700 Engine Controls Program and later for the UH-60 Modernization Product Office. In 2010, BG Chaney joined Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) as a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile and Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle. He later served as the Executive Officer to the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management before being selected to be a Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff. In 2013, BG Chaney assumed duties as the Product Manager for Infrared Countermeasures. In 2016, he was hand selected by the Acting Secretary of the Army to be his Acquisition Military Assistant. BG Chaney completed the Air War College in 2018 and assumed duties as the Project Manager (PM) for Aircraft Survivability Equipment. In 2021, the Army selected him for a second command where he served as the PM for Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). From June 2024 to March 2025, BG Chaney served as the Deputy Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, and Network (PEO C3N). From March 2025 to July 2025, BG Chaney was the Acting PEO C3N.
BG Chaney’s awards and decorations include Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medals, and other Army commendation and achievement medals. In 2015, BG Chaney was selected as the Army’s Product Manager of the Year. He is an Army Aviator, graduate of the Air Assault course, and possesses an Advanced/Level III certification in Program Management.
BG Chaney is married to the former LaNeshia Willis. They have two children: Sara Beth and Cole.
Mr. Laurence Mixon
Acting Deputy PEO
PEO IEW&S
On August 11, 2025, Mr. Laurence Mixon became the Acting Deputy Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (DPEO IEW&S) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In this position he plays a pivotal role in coordinating, integrating, and leading eight subordinate Project Managers (PMs) to ensure the development and integration of sensors and sensor data across various technologies.
Prior to becoming the Acting DPEO, Mixon was the Special Assistant to the PEO for IEW&S. In this position he served as a proactive agent as it relates to the development, integration and implementation of intelligence within IEW&S technologies. He provided intelligence technical expertise in assisting the PEO in creating and managing program concepts within the IEW&S portfolio to ensure integration and interoperability is achieved among US Army, Army Military Intelligence, intelligence support to Cyber and other intelligence related Acquisition programs to support full spectrum force.
Before joining PEO IEW&S, Mixon served 30 years on active duty as an Army Intelligence Officer with his final assignment as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 for U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command. In March 2016 he retired and was selected by the Army to serve as a Defense Intelligence Senior Level member.
Mixon’s earlier assignments include C2 Operations Chief, V Corps and Multinational Corps Iraq, from June 2005 to June 2006; Commander, 501st MI Battalion, 1st Armored Division, from June 2003 to June 2005 including 14 months deployed to Iraq; MI Force Integrator for the Assistant Chief of Staff, Army G3/5/7, from May 2002 to June 2003; S3, 513th MI Brigade and S3, 202nd MI Battalion, June 1999 to May 2002; MI Transition Course Instructor and Chief of the Battle Technology Lab, U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School, from August 1996 to June 1998; various tactical assignments in Germany, Korea and Fort Lewis, Washington, from May 1986 to July 1996.
Mixon holds a Master of Engineering Degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, a Master of Strategic Studies Degree from the U.S. Air War College, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Management from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His military education includes U.S. Air War College, Command and General Staff College, the MI Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Signal Intelligence Officer Course, and Combined Armed Services Staff School.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal with 2 Campaign Stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 1 Campaign Star, Iraq Campaign Medal with 3 Campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korea Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5 Device), NATO Medal, Air Assault Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
Mr. Mixon and his wife Tracey have been blessed with eight magnificent children: Hunter, Lauren, Harrison, Brandon, Danielle, Coleman, Preston and Isabella.
Mr. KENNETH STRAYER
Special Assistant to the PEO
PEO IEW&S
On Aug 11, 2025, Mr. Kenneth Strayer became a Special Assistant to the Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In this position he serves as a proactive agent as it relates to the development, integration and implementation of intelligence within IEW&S technologies. He provides expertise in assisting the PEO in creating and managing program concepts within the IEW&S portfolio to ensure integration and interoperability is achieved.
Mr. Strayer has over 30 years of industry and government leadership experience in Army tactical networks, mission command, electronic warfare and cyber research, development, engineering and integration. Prior to retirement from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2012, Mr. Strayer served in numerous operational assignments as an Armor and Cavalry officer.
As a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, he led efforts within Research and Development Command (RDECOM), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), multiple Program Executive Offices (PEOs), and as a member of the Army Staff in the Pentagon.
While assigned to the Army G8 Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate, Mr. Strayer was the Senior Program Analyst for acquisition, equipping, and modernization, leading a team of civilian and military personnel to advise executive leadership on all aspects of acquisition strategy and performance objectives while defending solutions before the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, and Congress.
His final assignment while in uniform was as a Product Manager under the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program for development of the Mounted Computing Environment.
Upon transition from uniformed service in 2012, Mr. Strayer assumed responsibilities as a Senior Director and Assistant Vice President for the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) where he was accountable for a large business pipeline to deliver engineering, integration and program management services for C4ISR and cyber capabilities. In 2017, Mr. Strayer returned to government service as the Deputy Project Manager for Electronic Warfare and Cyber under the PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S). His team was recognized in 2018 with the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award and in 2019 as the Army’s Project Management Team of the Year.
In 2020, Mr. Strayer was appointed as the Chief of Staff for PEO Command, Control, Communications – Tactical (C3T), an organization of more than 1,600 employees that manages 45 key acquisition programs to modernize the Army’s tactical network and mission command portfolio. As the Chief of Staff, Mr. Strayer was responsible for development of a diverse and highly technical workforce as well as all engineering, business, readiness, security, information technology, and operations functions. During his final months in PEO C3T, Mr. Strayer served as the Acting Deputy Program Executive Officer (DPEO).
During Mr. Strayer’s last assignment, he served as the Project Manager for Electronic Warfare and Cyber, leading a 300-person workforce in the development, fielding, and support of a $2.5 billion portfolio of integrated electronic warfare, intelligence, cyber and space capabilities.
Mr. Strayer has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton and received a Master of Science degree in Acquisition Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is a credentialed Project Management Professional (PMP) with high-level cybersecurity certifications to include a graduate certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering from the SANS Technology Institute.
Mr. Strayer is a resident of Bel Air, Maryland. He is married to the former Cheryl Cheek of San Ramon, California and has three children, Ryan, Leah, and Zachary.