{"id":51467,"date":"2024-06-06T16:48:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/06\/sherman-pentagons-tech-leader-to-leave-post-for-texas-am\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:39:39","slug":"sherman-pentagons-tech-leader-to-leave-post-for-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2024\/06\/06\/sherman-pentagons-tech-leader-to-leave-post-for-texas-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherman, Pentagon\u2019s tech leader, to leave post for Texas A&#038;M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s chief information officer will step down from his position at the end of June, the department announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Sherman will leave the government gig to become dean of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bush.tamu.edu\/\">Bush School of Government and Public Service<\/a> at Texas A&amp;M University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sherman, who served for three years as the intelligence community\u2019s CIO before moving to the Pentagon post in 2021, \u201chas been a steadfast advisor and an innovative leader who has helped the Department adopt and utilize modern information technology to keep our country safe,\u201d Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3798517\/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-the-upcoming-departure\/\" target=\"_blank\"> said in the announcement<\/a>. \u201cHis technical expertise has proven invaluable in tackling a variety of digital challenges. 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