Service-Disabled Veteran · SDVOSB  ·  PA Veteran Business Enterprise  ·  Pennsylvania & Mid-Atlantic

Your Program Is
In Trouble.
We Fix That.

PMWERX brings $1B+ federal portfolio discipline to Pennsylvania government agencies, defense contractors, and commercial organizations that cannot afford to miss. Veteran-owned. Results documented.

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$1B+
Portfolio Under Management
16
Years CHART Framework
18
New Positions — One Recovery
$4M+
Documented Cost Savings
When the program is in trouble

"You have been a massive help in getting this program on track and getting me the resources needed. You are a godsend."

— Government Military Leader
When the standard is enterprise-grade

"Thank you for having the processes and procedures needed to get this done the right way — it's very much appreciated."

— Senior Consultant, Deloitte
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Your Program Is
Running on
Borrowed Time.

Whether you are running a Commonwealth modernization program, managing a defense subcontract, or leading a manufacturing operation growing faster than your systems — the pattern is the same. The schedule is slipping. Accountability has gone diffuse. Your team is holding it together through individual effort, not organizational structure.

That is not a people problem. That is a systems problem. PMWERX diagnoses it, fixes it, and builds the infrastructure that keeps it fixed — because Walker has managed programs at the billion-dollar level and knows exactly what failure looks like before it becomes public.

"I spent 16 years managing billion-dollar programs. I have seen this pattern end badly and I have seen it get fixed. The difference is always the same thing — and it has a name, a sequence, and a solution."

— Joe Walker, MBA, MS · Founder, PMWERX
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PA Government & Public Sector
  • Commonwealth agencies managing modernization programs, digital transformation, and program governance
  • State departments where program failure impacts Pennsylvania residents directly
  • Public sector organizations implementing operational improvement and change management
  • Government programs requiring independent portfolio oversight, PMO leadership, or vendor performance management
Commercial
  • PA manufacturers and professional services firms growing faster than their PM infrastructure
  • Defense subcontractors whose prime customer is watching program performance closely
  • Family-owned businesses in operational crisis where current leadership cannot manage the recovery
  • Organizations that need enterprise-grade program management without enterprise-grade overhead
Pedigree That Transfers

Walker manages a $1B+ defense portfolio at KBR with active working relationships across the industry's most demanding organizations. That experience — not a textbook — is what PMWERX brings to every PA government and commercial engagement.

KBR Raytheon Technologies Northrop Grumman SAIC L3Harris Leidos Curtiss-Wright GDIT MTSI Deloitte Federal JHU APL AFRL MITRE

Six Ways We
Move the Needle.

01
PM Capability Assessment

Two-day structured diagnostic of your program management systems, accountability architecture, schedule risk drivers, and communication failures. Written report. 30/60/90-day action plan. Delivered with the precision of someone who has managed programs at this level from the prime side.

02
PM Systems Build

EVMS fundamentals, risk management cadence, schedule discipline, and stakeholder communication protocols — implemented into your organization's operating rhythm. Not a training. An installation. 60–90 day engagement.

03
Fractional PM Leadership

Senior program management leadership applied to your portfolio on a fractional basis. Monthly program health reviews, vendor performance oversight, stakeholder communication, and direct access for emerging issues. The judgment of a Chief Program Officer without the cost of one.

04
Leadership Development

The CHART Framework applied to your program teams — building the trust, accountability, and resilience infrastructure that makes PM systems stick. Most modernization programs fail because of leadership culture, not process design. This addresses the root cause.

05
Program Recovery

For programs at serious risk of budget overrun, schedule failure, or loss of stakeholder confidence. A crisis engagement: diagnose the root cause, stabilize governance, rebuild customer trust, and lead the recovery before the situation becomes a board-level or legislative issue.

06
VBE / SDVOSB Teaming

PMWERX is a PA Veteran Business Enterprise and SBA-certified SDVOSB. Available as a subcontracting partner to prime contractors on Commonwealth and federal engagements who need to meet VBE/SDVOSB participation goals with a firm that delivers real PM capability — not a certification checkbox.

The CHART
Framework.

C
Communication
Shared understanding before any execution begins. Eliminates the ambiguity that produces cost overruns.
H
Human Infrastructure
The relationships and trust architecture that determine whether people actually execute what they committed to.
A
Accountability
Ownership that is specific, visible, and consequential — at every level of the program organization.
R
Resilience
Identifying problems at yellow — before they become red. The early warning system most programs don't have.
T
Transformation
Building the capability that sustains performance after PMWERX disengages. Not dependency — independence.

Developed over 16 years across Air Force Security Forces, the Air Force One Complex at Andrews AFB, clean-up and disaster response operations in Japan, GDIT, and KBR — the CHART Framework is a proprietary leadership system that addresses what process improvement cannot: the human and organizational failures underneath every program that underperforms.

It is style-agnostic. It works in any industry, any program, any organization. What changes is the language used to apply it — and PMWERX translates it directly into the context of your programs.

2009–2011
Misawa AB, Japan — Clean-up and disaster response operations for the 2011 Japan earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
2012–2018
Air Force One Complex, Andrews AFB — Presidential support operations.
2022–2023
GDIT — Defense IT program management.
2024–Present
KBR — $1B+ defense program portfolio management.

From Near
Cancellation to
Growth.

18
New positions created
$4M+
Cost savings documented
25%
Lead time reduction
0
Personnel lost through recovery

A large-scale government program was at near-cancellation risk. Stakeholder confidence had eroded. Accountability within the program team had broken down. Leadership did not have a shared understanding of what had failed, in what sequence, or how to recover. Walker applied the CHART Framework diagnostic, identified the root communication and accountability failures, and led the recovery.

Within one contract period: 18 new positions created, $4M+ in documented cost savings, 25% lead time reduction, and zero personnel lost. The program captured additional scope from competing contractors through rebuilt stakeholder trust.

"You were close to losing this program altogether. I want you to know how happy we are with you and the team."

Government Program Stakeholder

Why this matters for PA agencies and commercial clients: Every element of this recovery — the communication breakdown, the accountability collapse, the eroding stakeholder trust — exists in Commonwealth modernization programs and commercial operations today. The scale may differ. The pattern is identical. The CHART Framework was built to diagnose and resolve exactly these failures.

This Pattern Is Fixable

If You Recognize Your Program In This,
That Is Not A Coincidence.

The CHART Framework was built to diagnose and recover exactly this situation — whether it is a Commonwealth IT program, a manufacturing operation, or a defense subcontract. The root cause is always organizational. The solution is always the same.

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Three Ways
to Work With Us.

Every engagement is scoped to the specific situation. The tiers below represent the most common structures. The right engagement for you is the one that matches the stakes of your program — and that is a conversation, not a menu.

Pricing Philosophy

PMWERX does not price on hours. We price on the cost of your program failing versus the cost of fixing it. A recovered program, an intact contract, a preserved career — these are the outcomes. Our fees are calibrated to the stakes.

If your program isn't in trouble, you don't need us. If it is, the question isn't what this costs. It's what another six months of drift costs you.

Tier 01 · Diagnostic

PM Capability
Assessment

Structured two-day diagnostic of your program's governance, schedule integrity, accountability architecture, and communication failures. Written findings, prioritized action plan, and executive debrief. The engagement that tells you what is actually happening before the next budget cycle makes it public.

Starting at
$8,500
Fixed fee · 2-day engagement
Most Common
Tier 02 · Recovery

Program
Recovery

For programs at serious risk of budget overrun, schedule failure, or loss of stakeholder confidence. A crisis engagement that diagnoses the root cause, stabilizes governance, rebuilds trust with the customer, and leads the recovery before the situation becomes a board-level or legislative issue.

Typical engagement
$45K–$125K
Scoped to situation · 60–120 day engagement
Tier 03 · Ongoing

Fractional
Leadership

Senior program management leadership applied to your portfolio on a fractional basis. Monthly program health reviews, vendor performance oversight, stakeholder communication, and direct access for emerging issues. Enterprise-grade PM leadership at a fraction of a full-time executive hire.

Monthly retainer
$8K–$15K
Monthly · Minimum 6-month commitment
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Walker takes the call personally. No pitch. No obligation.

Time-Sensitive · 8 Months Remaining

ARPA DEADLINE:
DECEMBER 31, 2026

Every Pennsylvania county has ARPA dollars that must be spent by year-end or returned to the federal government. If your projects are behind schedule, your funds are at risk.

The Risk

Unspent Funds Get Clawed Back

Counties that cannot deploy ARPA funds by December 31, 2026 — or that spend without demonstrating measurable outcomes — face federal clawback, audit exposure, and political fallout that reaches every commissioner's next election cycle.

The Solution

ARPA Program Acceleration

PMWERX diagnoses at-risk ARPA projects, recovers program governance, deploys remaining funds into compliant programs that deliver outcomes, and documents everything for Treasury final reporting. Permissible ARPA expense under Treasury Final Rule.

Four Ways We Maximize Your ARPA
01

Program Acceleration

Recover at-risk projects and drive to measurable outcomes before December 31.

02

Grant Administration

Fractional capacity to run sub-grant programs professionally through closeout.

03

Spend Strategy

Design investments that deploy remaining funds and deliver documented outcomes.

04

Final Reporting

Documentation recovery, outcome validation, and Treasury report preparation.

Book an ARPA Portfolio Review

30-minute confidential assessment · No obligation

Direct Procurement.
No RFP Required.

PMWERX is registered on Pennsylvania's Consulting Services Invitation to Qualify — the statewide vehicle that allows any Commonwealth agency, county government, school district, or COSTARS-eligible organization to procure directly from PMWERX without running a separate competitive RFP process.

Procurement Credentials
PA Consulting Services ITQ #4400007410
Commodity Codes: 80100000-ITQ-60, 62, 65, 66
PA Supplier Portal
Registered Commonwealth vendor
PA DGS Veteran Business Enterprise
Verified VBE — preference on Commonwealth procurements
COSTARS Eligible
Accessible by 9,500+ PA local government entities
SBA SDVOSB
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Priority Target Agencies
  • PA Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
  • PA Emergency Management Agency
  • PENNDOT
  • PA Office of Administration
  • PA Department of Human Services
  • PA Treasury
  • County Governments & School Districts (via COSTARS)

Procurement Questions?

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Joe Walker,
MBA · MS

Portfolio Manager · KBR

Managing a $1B+ defense program portfolio with active working relationships across every major defense prime. Current. Active. Not retired experience.

Air Force Security Forces

Clean-up and disaster response operations for the 2011 Japan earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear disaster — Misawa AB, Japan. Presidential support operations at the Air Force One Complex, Andrews AFB.

Colorado State · Johns Hopkins

MBA, Colorado State University. MS Organizational Leadership, Johns Hopkins University. Academic credentials that match the operational depth.

SDVOSB · Service-Disabled Veteran

SBA VetCert certified SDVOSB. SAM.gov registered. Eligible for sole-source awards up to $5M and SDVOSB set-aside competitions government-wide.

30 Minutes.
No Pitch. No Obligation.

Walker takes the call personally. You describe the situation. He tells you what he sees and whether PMWERX can help. If there is no fit, he will tell you that too.

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