Army Chief Information Officer/G-6

The United States Army chief information officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6) is a dual role, reporting both to the secretary of the Army as CIO, and also to the chief of staff of the Army as G-6.[1]

LTG Bruce T. Crawford[2] retired as the Army chief information officer/G-6 on August 11, 2020. In June 2020, the Army announced that CIO/G-6 would be split into two roles, CIO and G-6.[3] A major general has been selected as Army CIO, and will serve as deputy G-6, while receiving a 3rd star.[4]

As CIO
  1. Report directly to the secretary of the Army
  2. Set strategic direction and objectives for LandWarNet
  3. Supervise Army command, control, communications, computers, and IT (C4IT)
  4. Manage enterprise IT architecture
  5. Direct delivery of C4IT in support of warfighting and enterprise requirements
  6. Assess and ensure compliance of IT security and national security systems

As G-6
  1. Advise chief of staff of the Army on planning, fielding, and execution of C4IT worldwide Army operations
  2. Develop and execute the plan for the Global Enterprise 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:

  • CIO core functions will be policy, governance, and oversight. Focus areas include: Information Environment, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, and Data Policy/Oversight/Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Cloud Management and IT Spend/Category Management.
  • DCS, G-6 core functions will be planning, strategy, and implementation. Focus areas include: Information Environment/Network, Planning and Integration, Theater Synchronization, Architecture Integration, Enterprise Information Environment (EIE) Mission Area Portfolio Management and Mission Decision Packet Management.

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Chief signal officers and their successors[7]

Chief signal officers (1860–1964)

  • Maj. Albert J. Myer 1860–1863
  • Lt. Col. William J. L. Nicodemus 1863–1864
  • Col. Benjamin F. Fisher 1864–1866
  • Col. Albert J. Myer 1866–1880 (promoted to brigadier general 16 June 1880)
  • Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen 1880–1887
  • Brig. Gen. Adolphus W. Greely 1887–1906
  • Brig. Gen. James Allen 1906–1913
  • Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven 1913–1917
  • Brig. Gen. George O. Squier 1917–1923 (promoted to major general 6 October 1917)
  • Maj. Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman 1924–1928
  • Maj. Gen. George Sabin Gibbs 1928–1931
  • Maj. Gen. Irving J. Carr 1931–1934
  • Maj. Gen. James B. Allison 1935–1937
  • Maj. Gen. Joseph O. Mauborgne 1937–1941
  • Maj. Gen. Dawson Olmstead 1941–1943
  • Maj. Gen. Harry C. Ingles 1943–1947
  • Maj. Gen. Spencer B. Akin 1947–1951
  • Maj. Gen. George I. Back 1951–1955
  • Lt. Gen. James D. O’Connell 1955–1959
  • Maj. Gen. Ralph T. Nelson 1959–1962
  • Maj. Gen. Earle F. Cook 1962–1963
  • Maj. Gen. David Parker Gibbs 1963–1964

Chiefs of communications-electronics (1964–1967)

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

  • Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lotz, Jr. 1967–1968
  • Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett 1968–1972
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi 1972–1974

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

  • Lt. Gen. Thomas Rienzi 1974–1977
  • Lt. Gen. Charles R. Myer 1977–1978

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

  • Lt. Gen. Charles R. Myer 1978–1979
  • Maj. Gen. Clay T. Buckingham 1979–1981

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

  • Maj. Gen. Clay T. Buckingham 1981–1982
  • Maj. Gen. James M. Rockwell 1982–1984

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

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

  • Lt. Gen. Thurman D. Rodgers 1987–1988
  • Lt. Gen. Bruce R. Harris 1988–1990
  • Lt. Gen. Jerome B. Hilmes 1990–1992
  • Lt. Gen. Peter A. Kind 1992–1994
  • Lt. Gen. Otto J. Guenther 1995–1997
  • Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell

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

  • Lt. Gen. William H. Campbell 1997–2000 [8]

Chief Information Officer/G6

  • Lt. Gen. Peter Cuviello 2000–2003 [9]
  • Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle 2003–2007 [10]
  • Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson 2007–2010 [11]
  • Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence 2011–2013 [12]
  • Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell 2013–2017 [13]
  • Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford 2017–2020 [14]

Notes
  1. LTG Robert Ferrell, USA Army CIO/G-6 overview 15 Feb 2015
  2. LTG Bruce Crawford - USA Bio February 2020
  3. US Army (June 2020) Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions
  4. Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau (15 July 2020) Morrison nominated for one the Army’s top IT jobs
  5. U.S. Army. "Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions". Retrieved June 11, 2020..
  6. LTG Bruce Crawford - USA Bio February 2020
  7. Center of Military History, “Getting the Signal Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps”|accessed=2020-08-11
  8. [https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/MIHOF/biographies/Cambell,%20William.pdf William H. Campbell Biography |accessed=2020-08-11 }
  9. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-cuviello-44308a12
    • Lt. Gen. (Retired) Steven Cuviello’s LinkedIn Profile|accessed=2020-08-11]
  10. Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching|accessed=2020-08-11
  11. Army CIO Retires Quietly|accessed=2020-08-11
  12. Army CIO LTG Lawrence retires |accessed=2020-08-11
  13. G-6 helped move Army from switchboard to network culture|accessed=2020-08-11
  14. Outgoing Army tech chief: CIO split was 'right decision at the right time' |accessed=2020-08-11
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