Ms. Deidra Eberhardt, SES, is the Director of Requirements, Integration and Strategy, Space Systems Integration Office, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. She is responsible for managing and integrating the mission area capabilities for the space enterprise. This includes prioritizing and allocating warfighter and enterprise requirements for Space Systems Command acquisition, identifying and addressing interdependencies and gaps in the space enterprise, and collaborating with space stakeholders to develop future resilient capabilities in support of the joint warfighter.
Prior to this position she was the Deputy Director for the Space Systems Integration Office managing the Organize, Train, and Equip functions for approximately 300 military/civilians. She held several positions at Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) before it’s designation as Space Systems Command including managing SMC’s investment funding and acquisition reporting at the portfolio-level and the Center’s independent cost estimating and earned value efforts. In between her two time periods at SMC she spent seven years at the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) as a Program Analyst, the agency’s Human and Animal Research focal point, and lastly as an Assistant Director, Program Management for one of the seven technical offices.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
2020 Master of Business Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 2002–2005 Chief, Acquisition Cost, Space & Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif.
2. 2005–2007 Program Analyst, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Info Exploitation Office, Arlington, Va.
3. 2007–2011 Assistant Director, Program Management, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Defense Sciences Office, Arlington, Va.
4. 2012–2013 Supervisory Financial Mgmt Analyst (FM Staff), Space & Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif.
5. 2013–2019 Director, Program Executive Officer (PEO) Portfolio Integration, Space & Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif.
6. 2019–2021 Deputy Director, Portfolio Architect, Space & Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif.
7. 2021–2022 Deputy Director, Space Systems Integration, Space Systems Command, El Segundo, Calif.
8. May 2022–present, Director, Capabilities, Integration, Planning & Innovation, Space Systems Command, El Segundo, Calif.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2003 Air Force Acquisition Cost Analyst of the Year - Civilian
2009 Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Exceptional Civilian Service
2011 Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Exceptional Civilian Service
2017 United States Air Force (USAF) Distinguished Civilian Service
2021 United States Space Force (USSF) Distinguished Civilian Service
2021 Department of Defense (DoD) Distinguished Civilian Service
(Current as of September 2022)