{"id":23344,"date":"2019-10-01T20:08:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/01\/heres-what-the-navys-new-cio-will-be-doing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:15:07","slug":"heres-what-the-navys-new-cio-will-be-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2019\/10\/01\/heres-what-the-navys-new-cio-will-be-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what the Navy\u2019s new CIO will be doing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A recent cyber review of the Navy found major holes in the service\u2019s cybersecurity, and recommended the branch should organize differently to address the threat. Leading that effort is Aaron Weis, who was just named special assistant to the secretary for information management and chief information officer<\/a> \u2014 a new position that will oversee four directorates: chief technology officer, chief digital strategy officer, chief digital officer and chief information security officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aaron Weis, special assistant to the secretary for information management and chief information officer (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These directorates have all been established with their directors all reporting to duty effective Oct. 14. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon Oct. 1, Weis explained how he will manage a structure and approach ripped right from an enterprise IT industry organization chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving data, digital, technology and security aligned under the CIO is really where industry is at in terms of best practice, because it recognizes that information in all of its forms whether it\u2019s cyber, digital, technology, etc., is really the lifeblood for how organizations operate,\u201d he said of the four directorates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s how business runs today and really it\u2019s how the Department of Navy is running whether we\u2019ve fully embraced that or not; it is the blood that pumps through our veins and enables us to learn and understand and fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t