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DoD CIO Takai Resigns, Last Day Friday

DoD CIO Takai Resigns, Last Day Friday
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Teri Takai. Photo: DoD.

Defense Department Chief Information Office (CIO) Teri Takai has resigned and Friday will be her last day on the job, DoD spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said Monday. No successor has been named, Pickart said, but per rules, DoD Deputy CIO David DeVries will take Takai’s place until an appointment is made. Takai took the helm as CIO in 2010. The role of the CIO provides strategy, leadership, and guidance to create a unified information management and technology vision for…

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