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About DoD CIO
Chief Information Officer
Mr. John Sherman
was sworn in as the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) on December 17, 2021. In this role he is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Information Management / Information Technology (IT) and Information Assurance, as well as non-intelligence space systems; critical satellite communications, navigation, and timing programs; spectrum; and telecommunications matters.
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Dr. Kelly Fletcher
is a career member of the Senior Executive Service and is the Principal Deputy CIO. In this capacity, she supports the DoD CIO in serving as the primary advisor to the Secretary of Defense for information technology, cybersecurity, communications, spectrum, and position, navigation and timing.
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Mission
The Department of Defense Chief Information Officer is the Principal Staff Assistant and senior Information Technology advisor to the Secretary of Defense. This role includes overseeing many national security and defense business systems, managing information resources, and finding efficiencies. It is responsible for all matters relating to the Department’s information enterprise, including:
Communications
Spectrum management
Network policy and standards
Information systems
Cybersecurity
Positioning, navigation, and timing policy
DoD information enterprise that supports DoD command and control
DoD CIO Charter
Organization
Deputy CIO for Command, Control, & Communications (DCIO C3)
Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity (DCIO CS)
Deputy CIO for Information Enterprise (DCIO IE)
Deputy CIO for Resources & Analysis (DCIO R&A)