Lieutenant General Michael E. Williamson

LTG Michael E. Williamson assumed his duties as the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology in April 2014. LTG Williamson was born in Tucson, Arizona. He was commissioned at the University of Maine as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Defense Artillery in 1983. His earliest assignments include service as the Automation Officer for the 32nd AADCOM in Darmstadt Germany. He then served as a Chaparral Platoon Leader, Vulcan Platoon Leader, Maintenance Officer and Executive Officer in C Battery, 108th Brigade, Hahn Air Force Base, Germany. After attending the Air Defense Artillery Advance Course, he served as the Chief, Forward Area Air Defense Weapons, Development Branch at Fort Bliss, Texas. He then commanded B Battery, 3/1 ADA (Hawk) in the 11th Brigade at Fort Bliss and also in the 31st ADA Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. After completing command, he served as the Assistant S-3 in the 31st ADA Brigade. His acquisition experience began as Sr. Military Software Analyst at NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium. He then served as the Associate Director, Battle Command Battle Lab at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After attending Command and General Staff College, he served as the Chief of Information Technology, Acquisition Career Management, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA (ALT)). He was selected as a Congressional Fellow and served as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill. After completing the fellowship, General Williamson served as the Product Manager for the Global Command and Control System-Army and then as the Acquisition Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. He served as Commander of Software Engineering Center-Belvoir. He was then assigned as the Project Manager, Future Combat System (Brigade Combat Team) Network Systems’ Integration within Program Manager, Future Combat System (Brigade Combat Team). Next, he served as the Director of Systems Integration, within ASA (ALT) and the Deputy Program Manager, Program Executive Office Integration. He also served as the Joint Program Executive Officer for the Joint Tactical Radio System before being selected to be the Assistant Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management. Following this assignment, he served as the Assistant Military Deputy to the ASA (ALT). Prior to his current assignment, he was the Deputy Commanding General, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. LTG Williamson's awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters; the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; the Joint Service Commendation medal, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Superior Unit Award, the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon and the Army Staff Identification Badge. LTG Williamson’s education includes a Bachelor of Science from Husson College in Business Administration, a Master of Science in Systems Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and a PhD in Business Administration from Madison University. He also has graduate certificates in Public Policy from the JFK School of Government, Harvard University and the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and was a Senior Service College Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He is Level III certified in Program Management and Information Technology.