James Godwin James Basil Godwin III , a Rear Admiral ( upper half ) of the United States Navy , is the Program Executive Officer – Enterprise Information Systems of the Department of the Navy . His responsibilities include oversight of the Navy / Marine Corps Intranet . Early life . A native of San Antonio , Texas , Godwin graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1973 . He was directly commissioned as an Ensign into the United States Navy and subsequently received his Naval Aviator wings in July 1975 . Military career . Godwin ' s initial tours include numerous fleet assignments with VA - 147 , VA - 122 , Air Wing 9 , VFA - 125 , and VFA - 25 . During those tours , he flew the A - 7 Corsair II and the F / A - 18 Hornet . From March 1991 until June 1992 , he served as a Commanding Officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 ( VFA - 192 ) while embarked on the USS " Midway " ( CV - 41 ) and the USS " Independence " ( CV - 62 ) . As a combat veteran during his command tour , Godwin amassed 34 Desert Storm missions . After detaching from VFA - 192 , he reported to the Naval Air Systems Command ( NAVAIR ) where he began his career in Navy acquisition . This career path , as the Lead Systems Engineer , Deputy Program Manager and ultimately the F / A - 18 Program Manager , led to the position of Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft ( PEO ( T ) ) , which included the procurement of all tactical aircraft and weapons systems on the Navy ' s aircraft carriers . In addition , Godwin co - led the NAVAIR Warfighter Focus Group , which was tasked with balancing near - term and future readiness of the aviation fleet . Godwin managed a network of aviation technology experts and program managers , tasked with delivering tactical aircraft and weapon systems to the fleet . These programs included delivering the cornerstone of Naval Aviation , F / A - 18E / F Super Hornet , as well as the early operational fielding of the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared ( ATFLIR ) , Multifunctional Information Distribution System ( MIDS ) , the Shared Reconnaissance Pod ( SHARP ) , Improved Capability III Airborne Electronic Attack ( ICAP III ) system , and latest version of the AIM - 9 Sidewinder missile , the AIM - 9X . Systems under development included the Active Electronically Scanned Array ( AESA ) radar for the Super Hornet , an Electronically Scanned Radar for the E - 2 Advanced Hawkeye , and the U . S Navy ' s replacement for the EA - 6B Prowler , the EA - 18G aircraft . Godwin assumed command as the Director of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet ( NMCI ) in September 2004 . In May 2005 under a reorganization , he was named Direct Reporting Program Manager ( DRPM ) for NMCI , and under another reorganization in February he became the Program Executive Officer – Enterprise Information Systems . He is a direct report to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research , Development and Acquisition and is responsible for delivering an enterprise - wide computer network for Navy and Marine Corps , one of the most transformational contracting initiatives ever undertaken by the Department of the Navy . With the goal of connecting approximately 400 , 000 " seats , " the NMCI network is the largest single integrated network in the world and represents the largest federal information technology contract ever awarded . Awards and Accolades . His awards include the Legion of Merit , Meritorious Service Medal ( two awards ) , Strike / Flight Air Medal ( three awards ) , Air Medal , Navy Commendation Medal ( three awards including one Combat " V " ) , Navy Achievement Medal , Expert Pistol medal , and several unit awards and citations .