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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. The realignment came after several months of planning and coordination. 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. 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.

G-6

  1. Advise chief of staff of the Army and the Chief Information Officer on planning, fielding, and execution of C4IT worldwide Army operations
  2. Develop and execute the plan for the Unified Network
  3. Implement Army information assurance
  4. Supervise C4IT, Signal support, Information security, Force structure and equipping activities in support of warfighting operations
  5. 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. 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
    • 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.

Chief signal officers and their successors

Chief signal officers (1860–1964)

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
No. Deputy Chief of Staff Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
Deputy Chief of Staff C4 Operations and Networks and Chief Information Officer
43 Peter CuvielloLieutenant General
Peter Cuviello		20002003~3 years
44 Steven BoutelleLieutenant General
Steven Boutelle		20032007~4 years
45 Jeffrey SorensonLieutenant General
Jeffrey Sorenson		20072010~3 years
46 Susan S. LawrenceLieutenant General
Susan S. Lawrence		20112013~2 years
47 Robert S. FerrellLieutenant General
Robert S. Ferrell		20132017~4 years
48 Bruce T. CrawfordLieutenant General
Bruce T. Crawford		20172020~3 years
Deputy Chief of Staff C4 Operations and Networks
49 John B. MorrisonLieutenant General
John B. Morrison		August 4, 2020December 19, 20244 years, 137 days
50 Jeth ReyLieutenant General
Jeth Rey		January 1, 2025Incumbent3 days

See also

Notes

  1. Establishment Of The Offices Of The Chief Information Officer And The Deputy Chief Of Staff, G-6
  2. US Army (June 2020) Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions
  3. Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau (15 July 2020) Morrison nominated for one the Army’s top IT jobs
  4. "Army gets new Chief Information Officer". www.army.mil. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. U.S. Army. "Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions". Retrieved June 11, 2020..
  6. Andrew Eversden (25 Jan 2021) Army connecting tactical and enterprise networks for multidomain operations
  7. "Army releases Unified Network Plan". www.army.mil. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-24. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. "Center of Military History, "Getting the Signal Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps"". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. Devon Suits, Army News Service (June 16, 2020) CIO/G-6 realigns to improve Army network, cyber capabilities
  10. "William H. Campbell Biography" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. "Peter Cuviello". LinkedIn.
  12. "Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  13. "Army CIO Retires Quietly". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  14. "Army CIO LTG Lawrence retires". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  15. "Outgoing Army tech chief: CIO split was 'right decision at the right time'". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  16. "G-6 helped move Army from switchboard to network culture". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  17. LTG Bruce Crawford - USA Bio February 2020
  18. LTG BRUCE T. CRAWFORD AUSA 20197
  19. DCS, G-6 — LTG John B. Morrison, Jr.
  20. "Lieutenant General Jeth B. Rey" (PDF). U.S. Army. Retrieved 2025-01-01.

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