About DoW CIO

Chief Information Officer

Photograph of Hon Kirsten Davies             Hon. Kirsten Davies was sworn in as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of War (DoW) on December 23, 2025, following her presidential nomination and U.S. Senate confirmation. In this role she is the principal advisor to the Secretary of War for Information Management / Information Technology (IT), cybersecurity, 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 William Dunlap             Mr. William Dunlap is a career member of the Senior Executive Service and is the Acting Principal Deputy CIO. In this capacity, he 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
  • DoW information enterprise that supports DoW command and control

DoW CIO Charter