Five defense programs recognized for performance.

At NDIA's recent Systems Engineering Conference in San Diego, Calif., five Defense Department programs were recognized for the quality of their overall performance and demonstrated use of systems engineering.

The organizations received the "Top 5 Programs Award," which is sponsored jointly by the systems and software engineering directorate of the office of the undersecretary of defense and NDIA's Systems Engineering Division. The awards recognized not only the Defense Department entities, but also prime contractors. They included:

U.S. Army Centaur Program. Lt. Col. James J. Chapman, service product manager, fire support command and control. Raytheon, prime contractor. Company's project manager, Doug Johnson.

Integrated Exploitation Capability, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. James Sapcoe, NGA program manager. Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions, prime contractor. Company's project manager, Doreen Cohen.

Mission Integration and Development, National Reconnaissance Office. Butch Johnson, NRO program manager. Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, prime contractor. Raytheon's project manager, Mitchell Smith.

P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. Capt. Joseph Rixley, Navy's program manager. The Boeing Company, prime contractor. Boeing's project manager, Tony Parasida.

Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. Capt. Rick McQueen, Navy program manager. Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions, prime contractor. Lockheed Martin's project manager, Peter Buckley.