Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer

PTDO CIO Katie Arrington discusses key initiatives across the CIO portfolio on FedGov Today with Francis Rose. Ms. Arrington gives viewers an update on key programs from Zero Trust and CMMC to Cyber Workforce development. She also highlighted her priority focus on breaking down traditional barriers and bringing the best, most innovative ideas from industry to increase warfighter lethality and grow the Joint Force’s high tech edge. More on accelerating our ability to rapidly procure and deploy software is coming soon and it will change the way DoD does business! Increasing Warfighter lethality! https://lnkd.in/gRrVi3J5 #CMMC #ZeroTrust #Cybersecurity #JWCC 

Dell's Project Fort Zero becomes the second ZT system to achieve Target Level Zero Trust; Target Level #ZeroTrust is DoD’s #cybersecurity outcomes-based requirement to achieve before September 30, 2027.  See what DoD CIO leadership has to say about this achievement: "We are happy to announce this milestone achievement set by Dell with Project Fort Zero. This brings the ZT PfMO one step closer to ensuring Components have secure and available ZT solutions they need to securely execute their missions and better protect DoD Data."   – Ms. Katie Arrington, Performing the Duties of DoD CIO "Dell's Project Fort Zero achievement of Target Level ZT is another success on the ZT scoreboard for us and for the warfighter. With this achievement Dell demonstrates the mature, ZT integrated cybersecurity outcomes we are beginning to deliver to DoD. Given the short amount of time since inception of the ZT effort within DoD, this is game-changing. The collaboration between DoD and Dell has accelerated our overall cybersecurity mission."  - Mr. Randy Resnick, SES, Chief ZT Officer for the DoD "The efforts and accomplishments of Dell's Project Fort Zero and the DoD Zero Trust Portfolio Management team is just one example of how working together, we can deliver game-changing cyber-defense capabilities for all DoD Components to leverage, which can put them on the fast train to Target Level ZT.”  – Col Gary Kipe, DoD CIO ZT PfMO Chief of Staff

The 2nd Zero Trust PfMO Newsletter is here! Key highlights include the FY27 ICAM mandate, updates on ZT for Operational Technology (OT) with a draft fan chart, a spotlight on the NSA's Native Zero Trust Cloud (NZTC) prototype, and the ZT3 Virtual Symposium! #ZeroTrust #Cybersecurity #ICAM #OTsecurity #NZTC #NSA

After months of coordination, and with support from AFCEA International and the National Defense University, the DoD Office of the Chief Information Officer’s (DoD CIO) Workforce Innovation Directorate (WID) hosted its highly anticipated, and inaugural, 2025 Cyber Workforce Summit (CWS) from 20-21 March. The two-day event featured prestigious keynote speakers such as Ms. Katherine Arrington, Performing the Duties of the DoD Chief Information Officer; LTG Paul T. Stanton, Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network; and Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency. Audiences received state-of-the-workforce updates from the agenda’s speakers who underscored the importance of a highly trained and exceptionally qualified cyber workforce. Speakers also echoed the Secretary of Defense’s priorities to confront current cyber landscape challenges by reviving the Department’s warrior ethos, rebuilding the military, and reestablishing deterrence. The CWS offered participants the opportunity to network with industry and federal partners who provided technical and conceptual expertise on the various products and offerings they extend to the DoD. In addition, DoD civilian and uniformed participants received comprehensive overviews of the WID’s and Cyber Academic Engagement Office’s (CAEO’s) workforce developmental programs and tools such as the 8140 Qualification Program, the Cyber Excepted Service (CES), the Cyber Information Technology Exchange Program (CITEP), the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program (FRCWP), and the DoD Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA).

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in coordination with industry and federal partners, Mr. Mark Gorak, Principal Director for Resources & Analysis and Director, Cyber Academic Engagement Office (CAEO), participated in the 2nd Annual Billington State and Local Cybersecurity Summit where he briefed audiences on the existing challenges the DoD, and particularly the DoD CIO, face to rebuild its force with the right, most capable, and most qualified talent. Mr. Gorak’s panel discussed ways in which organizations can maximize value in their #cybersecurity programs by  employing a balance between having the right talent with the right automation . This effort underscores the DoD CIO’s priority to improve readiness throughout its ranks by innovating new recruitment and retention best practices as well as programs to preserve the warfighting ethos of the cyber workforce. This presentation underscores the DoD CIO’s ongoing commitment to developing the force from within while attracting top external talent to bolster readiness and rebuild the military’s strength, recruiting the most capable warfighters who will provide unmatched lethality to the Department. For more information on the DoD Cyber Workforce program check out: https://lnkd.in/eiBBNQ85

PTDO DoD CIO Ms. Katie Arrington was pleased to host Australia's Chief Information Officer for Defence Chris Crozier (GAICD) for discussions on DoD's cloud adoption experience, #ZeroTrust implementation, and #AUKUS collaboration progress.

We are officially ONE WEEK away from launching the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Workforce Summit (CWS)! In appreciation of our anticipated participants, and scheduled guest speakers, the DoD CIO would like to thank everyone for making this inaugural Summit a possibility and, in doing so, share our finalized agenda for the two-day event. The DoD Summit (CWS) will, without question, lay a firm foundation for the advancement and continuation of interagency coordination between the government, industry, and academia as we collectively strive to fortify our nation’s cybersecurity posture. The agenda can be found at: https://lnkd.in/gtzeGxiU Thank you for your time and commitment, and we look forward to your participation!

The Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Workforce Summit (#CWS) is honored to welcome Ms. Katherine “Katie” Arrington, Performing the Duties of Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, as a VIP attendee to our inaugural event! Ms. Arrington will be providing opening remarks, ushering our participants into what will surely be an engaging two days of Enterprise-wide collaboration. Thank you, Ma’am for your contribution to making this a memorable event. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday, 20 March to Friday, 21 March 2025! More information is at: https://lnkd.in/g8YAhcEM

Today the Secretary named Ms. Katherine “Katie” Arrington Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. Please join the CIO team in congratulating her on this new role! Ms. Leslie Beavers will resume her full time position as the Principal Deputy CIO. In this capacity, Ms. Arrington serves as the primary advisor to the Secretary of Defense for information management/Information Technology (IT); information assurance, as well as non-intelligence space systems; critical satellite communications, navigation, and timing programs; spectrum; and telecommunications. Prior to assuming this role, she served in various positions including the Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity, CISO for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), led the White House COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force for Acceleration as well as the team that created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

Registration is OPEN for the 3rd Annual DoD Zero Trust Virtual Symposium: Zero Trust: Implement, Mature and Modernize! Join the largest Zero Trust virtual event of the year and learn from the best and brightest 40+ government and industry experts will share cutting-edge insights, success stories, and best practices on Zero Trust. Register today for FREE at https://lnkd.in/gFzaBkYb #ZeroTrust #Cybersecurity #DoD #ProtecttheWarfighter