Chief Information Officer - U.S. Department of Defense

Mission
Protect. Connect. Perform.

Vision
To Deliver an Information Dominant Domain to Defeat our Nation's Adversaries

Key Focus Areas
Cloud. Communications. Cybersecurity. Enabling Artificial Intelligence and Data.

Welcome

Welcome to the Website for the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO). The DoD CIO is the principal staff assistant and senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense for information technology (IT) (including national security systems and defense business systems), information resources management (IRM), and efficiencies. This means that DoD CIO is responsible for all matters relating to the DoD information enterprise, such as cybersecurity, communications, information systems, and more. To learn more, please read about the DoD IT Advancement Strategy called Fulcrum, our organization charter, or browse this website.

DoD Private 5G Deployment Strategy

The Latest

Today @DoD_CIO released "Accelerating Secure Software" & kicked off a 90-day sprint to develop the Software Fast Track (SWFT). SWFT delivers on the @SecDef pledge to overhaul the way DoD develops, authorizes, and deploys software https://t.co/kXGdYYZaRQ. https://t.co/sKFA1Scaca

PTDO CIO Katie Arrington discussed key initiatives from the CIO portfolio on @FedGovToday with @FRoseDC. She highlighted efforts to break down barriers & bring innovative ideas to the warfighter. More on accelerating software deployment is coming soon! https://t.co/dzJwK6esFo

"We are happy to announce this milestone achievement by Dell's Project Fort Zero. This brings the ZT PfMO one step closer to ensuring Components have secure & available ZT solutions to execute their missions & better protect DoD Data." – Ms. Katie Arrington, PTDO DoD CIO

#ZEROTRUST #DoDCIO #DoDZTPfMO #CyberDefense

"Dell's Project Fort Zero is another success on the scoreboard for Zero Trust. The cybersecurity collaboration between DoD and Industry is a vital relationship that accelerates the overall mission." - Mr. Randy Resnick, SES, Chief ZT Officer for the DoD

"The efforts & accomplishments of Dell's Project Fort Zero and the DoD ZT PfMO team is just one example of how working together, we can deliver game-changing cyber-defense capabilities, putting components on the fast train to Target Level ZT.” – Col Gary Kipe, DoD CIO ZT PfMO CoS

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