Wayne Irwin
Wayne Irwin serves as Vice President of DoD Programs at DSA, where he leverages more than forty years of combined military and contractor experience to advance critical initiatives in support of the Warfighter. In his current capacity, Mr. Irwin oversees eight major programs, providing strategic leadership and direction for some of DSA’s most longstanding Department of Defense customers.
Wayne’s business unit provides comprehensive support to a wide range of mission-critical requirements across the Department of Defense. His team delivers expertise in undergraduate and graduate flight training missions for both the Air Force and Army, as well as Risk Management Framework and Software Assurance Cybersecurity support for Army PEO Enterprise. The unit specializes in knowledge management, Low Code/No Code (LCNC) and collaboration solutions, application development, data analytics, cloud modernization, training and cybersecurity initiatives, and systems engineering supporting the Army PEO Enterprise Military Technical Solutions Office. Additionally, the business unit directs technical support for a critical National Security System to ensure organizational messaging interoperability between DoD services, intelligence communities, non-DoD agencies, and allied nations at the National Gateway Center. His team also provides advanced technical support, software development, cybersecurity, and IT capabilities for the Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC) Technical Services Directorate Infrastructure Services Division (ISD). Furthermore, the business unit leads efforts in developing and maintaining VCE Tools—including Project Contract Folder and Business Intelligence solutions—for the Army PEO Enterprise Virtual Contracting Enterprise (VCE).
Wayne joined DSA in 2004 as Chief Engineer and Program Manager for the Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES), an ACAT IAM acquisition program in the Defense Information Systems Agency. He provided leadership and oversight throughout the program’s lifecycle, from pre-Milestone A activities through Milestone C and achieving full operational capability. Wayne was promoted to Director in 2017, followed by advancement to Senior Director in 2024.
Wayne holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Troy State University in Human Resources Management / Personnel Administration.