About DoW CIO

Chief Information Officer

Photograph of Katherine Arrington             Ms. Katherine Arrington is a career member of the Senior Executive Service and is Performing the Duties of the Department of War Chief Information Officer (PTDO DoW CIO). In this role she is the principal advisor to the Secretary of War 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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Photograph of Leslie Beavers             Ms. Leslie Beavers is a career member of the Senior Executive Service and is the Principal Deputy CIO. In this capacity, she supports the DoW CIO in serving as the primary advisor to the Secretary of War for information technology, cybersecurity, communications, spectrum, and position, navigation and timing.

 

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Mission

The Department of War Chief Information Officer is the Principal Staff Assistant and senior Information Technology advisor to the Secretary of War.  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

DoW CIO Charter