Army Chief Information Officer/G-6

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In September 2020, the Army realigned the previously consolidated CIO/G-6 function into two separate roles, Office of the Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, that report to the secretary of the Army and chief of staff of the Army, respectively. [1] The realignment came after several months of planning and coordination. [2] Lt. Gen. John Morrison was nominated to the Senate for promotion and assignment as the G-6 and confirmed, assuming that position in August 2020. [3] Subsequently, the Secretary of the Army, Ryan McCarthy appointed Dr. Raj G. Iyer as the first civilian Chief Information Officer, a career Senior Executive Service position in November 2020. [4]

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G-6

  1. Advise chief of staff of the Army and the Chief Information Officer on planning, fielding, and execution of C4IT worldwide Army operations
  2. Develop and execute the plan for the Unified Network
  3. Implement Army information assurance
  4. Supervise C4IT, Signal support, Information security, Force structure and equipping activities in support of warfighting operations
  5. Oversee management of the Signal forces

Planned realignment

On June 11, 2020, the Army announced that the two roles of CIO and Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6 (DCS, G-6) would be realigned no later than August 31, 2020, with separate individuals responsible for each position. [5] With the realignment:

Chief signal officers and their successors

Chief signal officers (1860–1964) [8] [9]

Chiefs of communications-electronics (1964–1967)

Assistant chiefs of staff for communications-electronics (1967–1974)

Directors of telecommunications and command and control (1974–1978) (a directorate of ODCSOPS)

Assistant chiefs of staff for automation and communications (1978–1981)

Assistant deputy chiefs of staff for operations and plans (command, control, communications, and computers) (1981–1984)

Assistant chiefs of staff for information management (1984–1987)

Directors of information systems for command, control, communications, and computers

Chief Information Officer, Military Deputy to the Army Acquisition Executive, and Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers

No.Deputy Chief of StaffTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
Deputy Chief of Staff C4 Operations and Networks and Chief Information Officer
43
Brig. Gen. Peter M. Cuviello, USA (Uncovered).jpg
Lieutenant General
Peter Cuviello [12] 		20002003~3 years
44
Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle.jpg
Lieutenant General
Steven Boutelle [14] 		20032007~4 years
45
Jeffrey A. Sorenson.jpg
Lieutenant General
Jeffrey Sorenson [16] 		20072010~3 years
46
Susan S. Lawrence (2).jpg
Lieutenant General
Susan S. Lawrence [18] 		20112013~2 years
47
Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell.jpg
Lieutenant General
Robert S. Ferrell [20] 		20132017~4 years
48
Lt. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford (2).jpg
Lieutenant General
Bruce T. Crawford [21] [22] [24] 		20172020~3 years
Deputy Chief of Staff C4 Operations and Networks
49
Lt. Gen. John B. Morrison Jr. (2).jpg
Lieutenant General
John B. Morrison [25] 		August 4, 2020December 19, 20244 years, 137 days
50
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Lieutenant General
Jeth Rey 		January 1, 2025 [26] Incumbent103 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Establishment Of The Offices Of The Chief Information Officer And The Deputy Chief Of Staff, G-6
  2. ↑ US Army (June 2020) Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions
  3. ↑ Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau (15 July 2020) Morrison nominated for one the Army’s top IT jobs
  4. ↑ "Army gets new Chief Information Officer". www.army.mil. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. ↑ U.S. Army. "Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions" . Retrieved June 11, 2020..
  6. ↑ Andrew Eversden (25 Jan 2021) Army connecting tactical and enterprise networks for multidomain operations
  7. ↑ "Army releases Unified Network Plan". www.army.mil. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-24.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  8. ↑ "Center of Military History, "Getting the Signal Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps"". Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. ↑ Devon Suits, Army News Service (June 16, 2020) CIO/G-6 realigns to improve Army network, cyber capabilities
  10. ↑ "William H. Campbell Biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. "Peter Cuviello". LinkedIn .
  12. ↑ "Peter Cuviello". LinkedIn .
  13. "Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  14. ↑ "Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  15. "Army CIO Retires Quietly" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  16. ↑ "Army CIO Retires Quietly" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  17. "Army CIO LTG Lawrence retires" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  18. ↑ "Army CIO LTG Lawrence retires" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  19. "Outgoing Army tech chief: CIO split was 'right decision at the right time'" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  20. ↑ "Outgoing Army tech chief: CIO split was 'right decision at the right time'" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  21. ↑ "G-6 helped move Army from switchboard to network culture" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  22. ↑ LTG Bruce Crawford - USA Bio February 2020
  23. LTG BRUCE T. CRAWFORD AUSA 20197
  24. ↑ LTG BRUCE T. CRAWFORD AUSA 20197
  25. ↑ DCS, G-6 — LTG John B. Morrison, Jr.
  26. ↑ "Lieutenant General Jeth B. Rey" (PDF). U.S. Army. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
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