Mae E . De Vincentis Mae E . De Vincentis became the vice director for the Defense Logistics Agency ( DLA ) in August 2010 . DLA is a U . S . Department of Defense ( DOD ) ’ s combat logistics support agency , providing logistics to the military departments and the Unified Combatant Commands . DLA also provides logistics support to other DOD components and certain federal agencies , foreign governments and international organizations . De Vincentis is the agency ’ s second in command . Career . Before becoming vice director , De Vincentis was the director of Logistics Operations ( J - 3 ) at DLA . She led DLA ’ s worldwide warfighter support mission , which provides most consumable spare and repair parts and virtually all clothing , food , medical supply and fuel items used by military forces worldwide , involving over $ 40 billion in annual sales of logistics materiel and services . She was previously the director , Information Operations ( J6 ) and Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) for DLA for nine years . De Vincentis was responsible for all DLA information technology ( IT ) activities across 11 sites involving a staff of over 3 , 000 , including modernization of the agency ’ s principal business systems , sustainment of contemporary business systems , program management for acquiring and implementing major automated information systems ( MAIS ) , information assurance , and overall IT policy guidance and operational performance . She was also responsible for DOD - wide logistics information operations that include cataloging , electronic routing of logistics transactions , a logistics customer interaction center , logistics process guidance and DOD ’ s document services . Her prior assignment was as the Program Executive Officer ( PEO ) and vice director of Information Operations ( IO ) . As the PEO , De Vincentis had management and oversight of DLA ' s MAIS programs and special interest programs . As vice director for IO , she also assisted the IO director in overseeing all agency IT functions . Before becoming the PEO in early 2000 , De Vincentis served as executive director for Information Systems and Technology for the Defense Logistics Support Command ( DLSC ) , at that time a major DLA subordinate command . That organization is now a directorate known as DLA Logistics Operations ( J3 ) . She provided a comprehensive IT systems strategy to facilitate DLSC ’ s business objectives , including oversight of the Business Systems Modernization ( BSM ) program that became the core of DLA ’ s transformation to meet the challenges of 21st century logistics support . David McClure , vice president of government IT management research at technology research firm Gartner and former director of IT management issues at the Government Accountability Office , has identified several categories of CIOs ( Government Executive March 1 , 2008 Agencies need to start considering IT as part of the big - picture strategic planning process . The last one he sites in the article is called a " value seeker . " This CIO , which is rare in government , is transformational and strategic , a communicator and collaborator , and successful at delivering outcomes . The value seeker has a seat at the table along with the mission - oriented officials and maintains co - ownership of programs from conceptualization to execution . According to Government Executive magazine , value seekers are hard to find but they do exist . They site De Vincentis as one for her work on the an enterprise resource planning system , also known at the time as Business System Modernization . The system came on line as part of its program to modernize its business operations . The system tracks and manages the inventory of supplies for the military - from tires to uniforms . Prior to joining DLSC in 1998 , De Vincentis held a variety of leadership positions in contracting , logistics and information technology at the then - Defense Supply Center Philadelphia ( DSCP ) , currently called " DLA Troop Support " . Personal life , education , and honors . De Vincentis attended Temple University where she received both her Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees in Business Administration . She is a member of the Senior Executive Service and the Defense Acquisition Corps , and has served on a variety of DOD and public / private sector councils . She has received numerous honors , including the Presidential Rank Award , Civilian Meritorious and Exceptional Service Awards , the DLA Exceptional Civilian Service Award , the DLA Meritorious Civilian Service Award , and the DLA Employee of the Year Award .