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In September 2020, the Army realigned the previously consolidated CIO/G-6 function into two separate roles, CIO 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]
G-6
- Advise chief of staff of the Army on planning, fielding, and execution of C4IT worldwide Army operations
- Develop and execute the plan for the Global Enterprise Network
- Implement Army information assurance
- Supervise C4IT, Signal support, Information security, Force structure and equipping activities in support of warfighting operations
- 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.[4] 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.
- In order to support multi-domain operations, the Army will have to connect Enterprise networks and tactical networks. —LTG Morrison, DCS, G-6[5]
Chief signal officers and their successors
Chief signal officers (1860–1964)[6][7]
- 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)
- Maj. Gen. David Parker Gibbs 1964–1966
- Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lotz, Jr. 1966–1967
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)
- Lt. Gen. David K. Doyle 1984–1986
- Lt. Gen. Thurman D. Rodgers 1986–1987
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]
No. | Deputy Chief of Staff | Term | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
Deputy Chief of Staff C4 Operations and Networks and Chief Information Officer | |||||
43 | Lieutenant General Peter Cuviello[9] | 2000 | 2003 | ~3 years | |
44 | Lieutenant General Steven Boutelle[10] | 2003 | 2007 | ~4 years | |
45 | Lieutenant General Jeffrey Sorenson[11] | 2007 | 2010 | ~3 years | |
46 | Lieutenant General Susan S. Lawrence[12] | 2011 | 2013 | ~2 years | |
47 | Lieutenant General Robert S. Ferrell[13] | 2013 | 2017 | ~4 years | |
48 | Lieutenant General Bruce T. Crawford[14] [15][16] | 2017 | 2020 | ~3 years | |
Deputy Chief of Staff C4 Operations and Networks | |||||
49 | Lieutenant General John B. Morrison[17] | August 4, 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 232 days |
External links
Notes
- ^ Establishment Of The Offices Of The Chief Information Officer And The Deputy Chief Of Staff, G-6
- ^ US Army (June 2020) Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions
- ^ Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau (15 July 2020) Morrison nominated for one the Army’s top IT jobs
- ^ U.S. Army. "Army realigns Chief Information Officer positions". Retrieved June 11, 2020..
- ^ Andrew Eversden (25 Jan 2021) Army connecting tactical and enterprise networks for multidomain operations
- ^ Center of Military History, “Getting the Signal Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps”|accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ Devon Suits, Army News Service (June 16, 2020) CIO/G-6 realigns to improve Army network, cyber capabilities
- ^ William H. Campbell Biography |accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ "Peter Cuviello". LinkedIn.
- ^ Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching|accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ Army CIO Retires Quietly|accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ Army CIO LTG Lawrence retires |accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ Outgoing Army tech chief: CIO split was 'right decision at the right time' |accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ G-6 helped move Army from switchboard to network culture|accessed=2020-08-11
- ^ LTG Bruce Crawford - USA Bio February 2020
- ^ LTG BRUCE T. CRAWFORD AUSA 20197
- ^ name= 2020g6Biography >DCS, G-6 — LTG John B. Morrison, Jr.