Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 Explained
In September 2020, the Army realigned the previously consolidated CIO/G-6 function into two separate roles, Office of the Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, that report to the secretary of the Army and chief of staff of the Army, respectively.[1] The realignment came after several months of planning and coordination.[2] Lt. Gen. John Morrison was nominated to the Senate for promotion and assignment as the G-6 and confirmed, assuming that position in August 2020.[3] Subsequently, the Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy appointed Dr. Raj G. Iyer as the first civilian Chief Information Officer, a career Senior Executive Service position in November 2020.[4]
G-6
- Advise chief of staff of the Army and the Chief Information Officer on planning, fielding, and execution of C4IT worldwide Army operations
- Develop and execute the plan for the Unified Network
- Implement Army information assurance
- Supervise C4IT, Signal support, Information security, Force structure and equipping activities in support of warfighting operations
- Oversee management of the Signal forces
Planned realignment
On June 11, 2020, the Army announced that the two roles of CIO and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6 (DCS, G-6) would be realigned no later than August 31, 2020, with separate individuals responsible for each position.[5] With the realignment:
- CIO core functions will be policy, governance, and oversight. Focus areas include: Information Environment, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, and Data Policy/Oversight/Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Cloud Management and IT Spend/Category Management.
- DCS, G-6 core functions will be planning, strategy, and implementation. Focus areas include: Information Environment/Network, Planning and Integration, Theater Synchronization, Architecture Integration, Enterprise Information Environment (EIE) Mission Area Portfolio Management and Mission Decision Packet Management.
- In order to support multi-domain operations, the Army will have to connect Enterprise networks and tactical networks. —LTG Morrison, DCS, G-6[6]
- DCS G-6 released the Army Unified Network Plan under the Army Digital Transformation Strategy, to help the Army to establish a Multi-Domain Operations capable force by 2028. The Unified Network will enable Army formations, as part of the Joint Force, to operate in highly contested and congested operational environments with the speed and global range to achieve decision dominance and maintain overmatch. The plan shapes, synchronizes, integrates and governs Unified Network efforts and aligns the personnel, organizational structure and capabilities required to enable MDO at all echelons.[7]
Chief signal officers and their successors
Chief signal officers (1860–1964)[8] [9]
Chiefs of communications-electronics (1964–1967)
Assistant chiefs of staff for communications-electronics (1967–1974)
- Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lotz, Jr. 1967–1968
- Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett 1968–1972
- Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi 1972–1974
Directors of telecommunications and command and control (1974–1978) (a directorate of ODCSOPS)
- Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi 1974–1977
- Lt. Gen. Charles R. Myer 1977–1978
Assistant chiefs of staff for automation and communications (1978–1981)
Assistant deputy chiefs of staff for operations and plans (command, control, communications, and computers) (1981–1984)
- Maj. Gen. Clay T. Buckingham 1981–1982
- Maj. Gen. James M. Rockwell 1982–1984
Assistant chiefs of staff for information management (1984–1987)
Directors of information systems for command, control, communications, and computers
- Lt. Gen. Thurman D. Rodgers 1987–1988
- Lt. Gen. Bruce R. Harris 1988–1990
- Lt. Gen. Jerome B. Hilmes 1990–1992
- Lt. Gen. Peter A. Kind 1992–1994
- Lt. Gen. Otto J. Guenther 1995–1997
- Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell
Chief Information Officer, Military Deputy to the Army Acquisition Executive, and Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers
- Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell 1997–2000[10]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN30727-AGO_2020-20-000-WEB-1.pdf Establishment Of The Offices Of The Chief Information Officer And The Deputy Chief Of Staff, G-6
- https://www.army.mil/article/236524/ciog_6_realigns_to_improve_armys_network_cyber_capabilities US Army (June 2020) Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions
- https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2020/07/14/morrison-nominated-for-one-the-armys-top-it-jobs/ Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau (15 July 2020) Morrison nominated for one the Army’s top IT jobs
- Web site: 2020-11-24 . Army gets new Chief Information Officer . 2024-10-23 . www.army.mil . en.
- Web site: Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions . U.S. Army . June 11, 2020. .
- https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2021/01/25/army-connecting-tactical-and-enterprise-networks-for-multidomain-operations/ Andrew Eversden (25 Jan 2021) Army connecting tactical and enterprise networks for multidomain operations
- Web site: 2021-10-08 . Army releases Unified Network Plan . 2024-10-24 . www.army.mil . en.
- Web site: Center of Military History, “Getting the Signal Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps” . 2020-08-11.
- https://www.army.mil/article/236524/ciog_6_realigns_to_improve_army_network_cyber_capabilities Devon Suits, Army News Service (June 16, 2020) CIO/G-6 realigns to improve Army network, cyber capabilities
- Web site: William H. Campbell Biography . 2020-08-11.
