Bio - Randy Walden
Randall G. Walden, a
member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director for Information
Dominance Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for planning and
programming all acquisition and modernization activities for Air Force
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance programs. He guides development of program management
directives, acquisition strategies, budget submissions, congressional
testimony and international acquisition programs. He advocates
acquisition program strategies for reconnaissance and surveillance
aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, command and control and combat
support systems, evolving C4ISR infrastructure, net-centric operations
and information warfare programs. Mr. Walden also provides Secretary of
the Air Force direction and guidance for combat C4ISR systems and
architectures to the Air Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
the Joint Staff and Congress. He directs activities for five C4ISR
divisions.
Mr. Walden graduated from Christopher Newport College, Newport News,
Va., in 1982. He was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force the same year
and served as a flight test engineer with Air Force Material Command at
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md.,
and Nellis AFB, Nev. During his tours as a flight test engineer, Mr.
Walden participated in the development, ground and flight-testing of
numerous aerospace weapon systems. He holds a master non-rated aircrew
badge.
Mr. Walden retired from active duty in 2002 with more than 20 years of
military experience as an acquisition and technical professional. He was
appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2002, serving in the Air
Force Rapid Capabilities Office as the Deputy and Technical Director
prior to his current position.