{"id":11281,"date":"2019-09-27T17:28:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T17:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/27\/this-is-the-navys-new-top-cybersecurity-official\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:39:31","slug":"this-is-the-navys-new-top-cybersecurity-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2019\/09\/27\/this-is-the-navys-new-top-cybersecurity-official\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the Navy\u2019s new top cybersecurity official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has tapped Aaron Weis as its new chief information officer, the service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/submit\/display.asp?story_id=111010\" target=_blank>announced Sept. 27<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weis most recently served as a senior adviser to the Defense Department\u2019s chief information officer. The Navy\u2019s choice to select him as CIO was first reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-navy-to-appoint-cyber-chief-following-a-blistering-audit-11569503559?wpisrc=nl_cybersecurity202&amp;wpmm=1\" target=\"_blank\">Sept. 26 by the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Navy, Weis will \u201cserve as the Principal Staff Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy on information technology management, digital, data and cyber strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Under Secretary Thomas Modly told reporters in August that the Navy was creating major administrative and policy reforms in cybersecurity, to include changes to the CIO structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2019\/08\/16\/the-navy-thinks-it-has-a-better-idea-for-a-cio-position\/\" 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it more adept and agile at addressing cybersecurity and challenges associated with the larger information environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis new DoN CIO team will not only integrate key Navy and Marine Corps Information Technology initiatives to support our war fighters, but also will also provide an opportunity to strengthen information technology (IT) talent across the naval services,&#8221; Modly said. &#8220;They will be responsible to the SECNAV to ensure that naval IT spending is directed to the highest value opportunity areas as established in the National Defense Strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new office Weis will oversee four directorates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Navy\u2019s chief technology office, which will be responsible for guiding acquisition and priorities around the technical infrastructure;<\/li><li>The service\u2019s chief digital strategy office, which will be responsible for 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