Draft:United States Army Chief Information Officer

As Chief Information Officer, Leo Garciga is the principal adviser to the United States Secretary of the Army on information resource management (IRM) and information technology (IT) and the effect of IRM and IT on warfighting capabilities. He sets the strategic direction for and oversees the execution of policies and programs for IRM and IT, including managing an integrated IT architecture, information sharing policy, cybersecurity policy and cybersecurity program management, managing the life cycle of IT resource management processes, and ensuring the synchronization of the information enterprise. The United States Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6) previously was 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. The roles were realigned in 2020, and split into two seperate positions, CIO and G6. The realignment came after several months of planning and coordination. Leo Garciga serves as the second SES Civillian to hold the role of Chief Information Officer, succeeding his predecessor, Dr. Raj. Iyer.

Priorities of The Chief Information Officer
The OCIO is focused on creating a Digital Army by 2030, able to deliver overmatch through Joint Multi-Domain Operations, leveraging innovative and transformative technologies. Spearheaded by the OCIO, The Army Digital Transformation Strategy (ADTS), is the overarching framework that will set the vision, establish lines of effort (LOE), and implement strategic digital transformation initiatives prioritized and resourced as required to achieve this end state. Each LOE and initiative must be outcome driven to ensure that it is operationally effective in a resource constrained future. The Army must and will make bold investments in transformative digital technologies, build the workforce into one with the training and experience to execute the full range of Army missions in increasingly complex technological environments, and put the right data in decision makers’ hands quicker than ever before. The Office of the CIO will lead these efforts for the Army in partnership with Headquarters, Department of Army (HQDA), Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands (ASCCs), Direct Report Units (DRUs), the DoD CIO and Joint Staff, and Allied Nation Partners as required.

Office of The Chief Information Officer
The Office of the Secretary of the Army is composed of six directorates. The directorates include ADS, PRA, CSD ECMA, ESA, and AAG. ADS - (Architecture, Data, & Standards)- The Architecture, Data, & Standards Directorate drives innovation and modernization across the Army by developing and maintaining an integrated enterprise architecture, propagating data and service standards, and applying comprehensive program management rigor to IT investments. PRA - (Policy, Resources, & Analysis)- The Policy, Resources, & Analysis Directorate exercises legal, fiscal, and statutory authorities to achieve near-term and strategic CIO/G-6 objectives; and delivers CIO-focused governance, policy, human capital development, financial planning, programming and execution, bulk buying strategies, and portfolio management to execute and sustain LandWarNet and Network 2030. CSD (Cybersecurity)- The Cybersecurity Directorate provides direction and guidance for cybersecurity policy, architecture, and resourcing to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and repudiation of Army data. ECMA (-Enterprise Cloud Management Agency)- The Enterprise Cloud Management Agency is a centralized resource to establish the cloud environment to synchronize and integrate cloud efforts across Army. ESA (Enterprise Services Agency)- The Army's Enterprise Services Agency provides products and services in support of the Army, other military departments, the Joint Staff, OSD, AND other federal agencies for the Pentagon Community. AAG - (Army Analytics Group)- The Army Analytics Group delivers analytical services to the Army for a broad cross-section of organizational operations and functions, with expertise in cybersecurity, information technology, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence modeling.