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.

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The Latest

"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

Dell's Project Fort Zero becomes the second ZT system to meet Target Level Zero Trust; Target Level Zero Trust is DoD’s cybersecurity outcomes-based requirement to achieve before September 30, 2027. See what DoD CIO leadership has to say about this achievement: https://t.co/yZMBfiXIFk

20-21MAR25: 2025 Cyber Workforce Summit Takeaways... - Need a highly qualified cyber workforce - Revive the DoD’s warrior ethos, rebuild the military, & reestablish deterrence - Networking w/ industry & federal partners - Check out WID & CAEO tools & programs https://t.co/YqlWIWk5OH

Mr. Gorak, PD R&A & Dir. CAEO spoke at Billington State & Local Cybersecurity Summit, briefing challenges we face to build our work force & ways orgs can max value by balancing talent w/ automation, emphasizing readiness to preserve the warfighting ethos. https://t.co/Lng69oBAZP https://t.co/Yp2bIZAcJJ

PTDO DoD CIO Ms. Katie Arrington was pleased to host Australia's Chief Information Officer for Defence Mr. Chris Crozier for discussions on DoD's cloud adoption experience, #ZeroTrust implementation, and #AUKUS collaboration progress. https://t.co/y4YBAj24Tf