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Army Reorganizing Its Top Information Technology Position

Army Reorganizing Its Top Information Technology Position
Lt. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford, the U.S. Army Chief Information Officer, talked to senior leaders from all three components in the U.S. Army during the U.S. Army Reserve Chief Information Officer/Signal Workshop in the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, May 14-15, 2019. The workshop gave signal and cyber officers the opportunity to synchronize the Army Network Plan and discuss the way ahead. It also reinforced the importance of an efficient integrated network and its impact on readiness. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez)

The Army is realigning its Chief Information Officer/G-6 position into two separate roles, a CIO to serve as a principal adviser to the service secretary and a deputy chief of staff (DCS) to focus on network communication issues. The reorganization is set to take effect by the end of August. “The Army views data as a strategic asset and this separation of functions will better focus the responsibilities, policies and programs necessary to enable the Army to transition from the…

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