As President of CWilliams LLC, Charlie Williams provides strategic advice and support to the defense industry and government officials in all matters of acquisition planning, contract formation and general contract management processes. Additionally, Mr. Williams lends support to the industry in ways that enables large and small companies to maneuver their way through the complexities of the defense acquisition system. Mr. Williams currently serves as a Member at Large
On the NASA Advisory Council, Vice Chair, Planning for the Procurement Roundtable and as a Director on the Senior Executive Associations Board of Directors. Additionally, he serves as Vice Chair, Planning, for the Procurement Roundtable. In August 2016, he was appointed as a Commissioner to the congressionally mandated Section 809 panel established to reform the Defense Acquisition Regulatory System. He also served on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body in support of the DOD and as president of the National Contract Management Association’s Board of Directors in PY2019. Prior to establishing CWilliams LLC, Mr. Williams served as the Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency and in multiple positions throughout his career as a civilian member of the United States Air Force acquisition community eventually rising to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary Contracting, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. Included amongst his many awards are the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award and the DOD Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service.