Col. William P McNally - Inside DAU — DSMC

Program Manager, July-August, 2002

Air Force Col. William P McNally became the Air Force Chair, DAU Executive Institute, effective June 24, 2002. Prior to becoming the Air Force Chair, McNally served as the DAU Director of Operations and Air Force Element Commander. As the Air Force Chair, he will retain his duties as DAU's Air Force Element Commander.

Previously, McNally served as Professor of Contract Management, DSMC, from 1993 to 1996. He joined DAU for the second time as the Air Force Element Commander and Deputy Provost in July 2000. Prior to joining DAU, McNally served as Military Deputy to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform) and the Director, Defense Reform. Commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1977, McNally has 24 years' experience in the acquisition and contracting communities. His past assignments include serving as a Contract Negotiator; Industrial Specialist; Contracting Officer; Director of Contracts; Commander, Defense Plant Representative Office; and Contracting Policy Branch Chief w ithin the Air Force Secretariat. A graduate of the U.S. Air War College, he holds an undergraduate degree from Manhattan College and an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University He is a graduate of the DSMC Program Management Course, is Level III-certified in the field of Contract Management, and is a certified Joint Specialty Officer.