Friday 28 February 2014

The Army Chief Information Officer/Deputy Chief of Staff, G–6

a. The Army has consolidated the Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the DCS, G–6 positions as the Army CIO/G–6. This allows the Army to better synchronize the Army’s global network activities; to achieve secure, seamless interdependent global network processes and services Enterprise Email; and, to better synchronize Warfighter requirements with global network capabilities and services. The Office of the Army CIO/G–6 serves as the principal focal point in Headquarters, DA (HQDA) for IM matters with Congress; the Government Accountability Office; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); other Federal agencies; DOD; Joint Staff (JS); Army organizations and commands; and, other military departments, academia, and industry. The Army CIO/G–6 provides policy and guidance on IT systems and networks in accordance with General Order 2012–01. This includes reviewing and evaluating existing Army IM and IT policies to determine their adequacy and overseeing the implementation of DOD IT or IM-related policies or guidance. The CIO/ G–6 provides oversight and coordination for the implementation of policies in—

(1)          44 USC 29, 44 USC 31, and 44 USC 33 (Public Law 94575, Federal Records Management); and 44 USC 35 (Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)), and 44 USC 36 (E-Gov Act).

(2)    5 USC 552 (Freedom of Information Act).

(3)    5 USC 552a (Privacy Act of 1974).

(4)    10 USC 3014 and 10 USC 2223(b).

(5)    40 USC Subtitle III (Clinger-Cohen Act).

(6)    DODD 8000.01.

b.             The CIO/G–6, as the Army CIO, is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary of the Army on Army IM, pursuant to 10 USC 3014(c)(1)(D), including but not limited to information enterprise (IE) networks and network-centric policies and concepts; command, control, communications, and computers (C4); non-intelligence space matters; and enterprise-wide integration of Army information matters. The CIO sets the strategic direction for and supervises the execution of Army IM policies and programs, including the global network, network architecture, and information-sharing policy. The CIO directs information resources management, including the allocation and obligation of IT capital assets in accordance with 40 USC Subtitle III; 44 USC 35; and, 44 USC 36. The CIO is the principal official within HQDA with oversight responsibilities for all IT resources under the provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act. The CIO/G–6 coordinates with the Under Secretary of the Army, in his role as Chief Management Officer, to develop Army enterprise-wide business system architecture that supports Army business operations management.

c.    The Army CIO/G–6, as the Army CIO, will—

(1) Serve as the Army’s lead agent for LandWarNet to enhance the ability to reconcile current to future force LandWarNet capabilities, improve business agility, and achieve Warfighter decision superiority. The CIO is the single authority responsible and accountable to—

(a) Deliver structured, controlled, repeatable, and measurable processes that drive accountability and compliance for the management of the Army’s information technology enterprise.

(b) Ensure secure LandWarNet capabilities and services to Army leadership and Warfighters.

(c) Enable agile responses to rapidly changing operational requirements for Army and Joint missions.

(2) Direct IM function within the DA, including to—

(a)          Develop the DA’s IM strategy, policies, and guidance that are in compliance with laws, regulations, and standards.
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(b)    Oversee IM and IT resources planning, programming, budgeting, and execution;

(c)           Develop and implement the IM and IT capital planning and investment-control strategy, including the design and operation of all major information resources management processes.

(d)          Develop, coordinate, and implement an assessment process for Army IM programs; including compliance with IM policies, guidance, standards, and monitoring.

(3)          Support the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA (ALT)) through the development of policy on the acquisition of IM, IT, and information resources. Ensure that acquisitions are managed in a manner that implements CIO/G–6 policies and procedures to maximize value while assessing and managing the risks for acquiring IT.

(4)          Serve as the appeal authority to receive and resolve appeal requests for ensuring the quality, objectivity, and integrity of Army information disseminated to the public in accordance with FOIA and Privacy Act programs.

(5)    Establish, maintain, facilitate, and guide the implementation of the Armywide EA.

(6)    Prescribe Army strategy, policy, and portfolio management for Army bandwidth capabilities and activities.

(7)    Serve as member of the Federal CIO Council and the DOD CIO Executive Board (EB).

(8)    Chair the Army CIO EB.

(9)    Develop, promulgate, and direct compliance with information security and IA policy (see AR 25–2).

(10)       Review, coordinate, and co-certify the IT Budget in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (ASA (FM&C)).

(11)    Represent the Army on the Committee on National Security Systems.

(12)    Oversee the Armywide implementation and modernization of LandWarNet.

(13)       Prescribe Army IE strategy, policy, portfolio management, architecture, and strategic communications that result in effective IT investments Armywide.

(14)       Participate as a core member of the Business Systems Information Technology–Executive Steering Group (BSIT–ESG) in the role of standards provider.
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(15)       Serve as the Army designated approval authority (DAA) for the certification and accreditation (C&A) of collateral top secret and below Army information systems (see AR 25–2).

(16)       Monitor the operations and structure of the military and civilian personnel management systems to ensure that the Army’s requirements for qualified IT and communications personnel are addressed and that IT career development plans, programs, and objectives are established. Duties include serving as the functional chief for the ITM career program 34 (CP–34) and as the principal coordination point for designated military specialties. The CIO is responsible for the policy, oversight, and management of the Army civilian ITM CP–34. (See also DA Pam 25–1–1, AR 690–950, and AR 350–1.)

(17)       Prescribe IT portfolio management (PfM) policy and oversee implementation of mission area (MA) IT portfo-lios to ensure they are aligned with Army enterprise solutions.

(18)       Serve as the Army’s lead for the Enterprise Information Environment Mission Area (EIEMA) to support the DOD EIEMA lead and ensure enterprise information environment efforts are traceable to, and fully enable, the required capabilities for the Warfighting and business MAs.

(19)       In coordination with Army Cyber Command, direct research of new IT technologies and training venues that deliver value across the enterprise.

(20)       Reduce the introduction of vulnerabilities and system interoperability performance problems by controlling and approving changes to the Army’s authorized software baseline that constitutes its operational network. For additional information, see the Configuration Management Plan at https://ctsf.army.mil/cmweb/librarian.htm and scroll down to click on the “SOPs” tab.

(21)       Serve as functional proponent for the Army enterprise portals (that is, AKO, enterprise collaboration services, and so forth).

(22)    Serve as the functional proponent of AEA, to include establishing, implementing, leading, and managing the AEA.

(23)       Establish and oversee the Army Data Management Program (ADMP) to include the appointment of the Army Chief Data Officer (see also chapter 5 of this publication).

(24)       Provide oversight and direction for network-centric concepts and management, including the Army Networthi-ness Program.

Serve as the functional proponent and primary interface with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on existing and emerging DOD enterprise services such as email, data center consolidation, collaboration, and unified communications.

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