Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 Explained
In September 2020, the Army realigned the previously consolidated CIO/G-6 function into two separate roles, CIO 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]
G-6
- Advise chief of staff of the Army on planning, fielding, and execution of C4IT worldwide Army operations
- Develop and execute the plan for the Global Enterprise 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.[4] 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[5]
The CIO has defined four Mission Area Data officers, who each appoint a commensurate number of Command CDAOs (C2DAOs), Data Stewards, and Functional Data managers. The Mission Area Data officers report to a 3-star or SES; they are responsible for manning the Warfighter, Intelligence, Business systems, and Enterprise (everything else in IT including cybersecurity) policy side. The Functional Data managers are PEOs, Project managers, etc. For example, the DCS G-1 acts as Data Steward, while HRC acts as Functional Data manager. These officers provide clarity and coordination on the supply side; they generate data for the C2DAOs to consume on the demand side.[6]
Chief signal officers and their successors
Chief signal officers (1860–1964)[7] [8]
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[9]
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: 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
- Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr. (16 Apr 2024) Army’s chief data officer outlines plan for new hierarchy of 'data stewards'
- https://history.army.mil/books/30-17/AppA.htm Center of Military History, “Getting the Signal Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps”|accessed=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
- https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/MIHOF/biographies/Cambell,%20William.pdf William H. Campbell Biography |accessed=2020-08-11