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Aug. 6, 2020

CIO Says Top-Level Leadership Helped DOD Navigate COVID Crisis

Clear leadership from the top early on helped the Defense Department navigate COVID-19 challenges, DOD's chief information officer said.

July 30, 2020

Tenets of National Defense Strategy at Heart of Defense Department CIO Efforts

The Defense Department's information technology efforts all firmly support the National Defense Strategy, DOD's chief information officer said.

July 27, 2020

DOD Seeing Enormous Jump in Telework, Remote Collaboration

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department has three priorities for dealing with COVID-19: protecting the entire force and their families, maintaining mission readiness and supporting the whole-of-government effort to mitigate and end the pandemic, said

July 27, 2020

DOD Schedules Second Annual CIO Global Virtual Town Hall Meeting

The Defense Department will give personnel a second opportunity to learn more about the department's work on the Digital Modernization Strategy and the DOD COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force.

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Hon. Kirsten Davies, @DeptofWar CIO, highlighted the focus driving enterprise transformation during her testimony at the House Armed Services Committee Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (CITI) subcommittee. This effort will reshape all facets of our programs, https://t.co/uv3wvPVh8L

Last week, at the Cyber Workforce Summit 2.0 (#CWS2.0) portfolio managers from the @DeptofWar CIO’s Workforce Innovation Directorate (WID) led discussions that highlighted the Department’s coordination with private industry. Ms. Chimia Nelson, Talent Management Branch Chief and https://t.co/CHV0Va0mGe

Hon. Kirsten Davies, DoW CIO, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee on March 24th discussing Pillar 2: Agile Digital Capabilities of the @DeptofWar strategy to make our Warfighters the most lethal in the world and support @SecWar https://t.co/1saxyXrsxY

During her testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee on March 24, Hon. Davies, United States Department of War CIO, outlined a strategy for transformation that supports Secretary Hegseth's Arsenal of Freedom and the National Defense Strategy. https://t.co/2olJlWXt44

IMPORTANT REMINDER Applications for the 2025-2026 DoW Cyber Workforce Rotational Programs cohort are closing in ONE MONTH on April 24, 2026! Eligibility for this program is open to Department of War civilians, other federal agency civilians, and industry employees in https://t.co/GeajEDVTNM

The @DeptofWar CIO is excited to invite government leaders, technical experts, mission partners, and industry collaborators to the 2026-1 US DOW Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Summit, 14-16 April 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. We’ve partnered with the @DISADOD to host a https://t.co/976mSVptUb

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