After months-long vacancy, Army taps Garciga as new chief information officer

After months-long vacancy, Army taps Garciga as new chief information officer
After months-long vacancy, Army taps Garciga as new chief information officer

In his new role, Garciga will be responsible for the service’s vast information technology portfolio, including its digital transformation strategy and cloud efforts like the Enterprise Application Migration and Modernization contract worth up to $1 billion. 

With Army’s top IT official exiting, service has two key modernization roles to fill

With Army’s top IT official exiting, service has two key modernization roles to fill
With Army’s top IT official exiting, service has two key modernization roles to fill

“While so much of what we accomplished is visible now, the biggest accomplishments will not be seen for a few more years,” Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer said.

An ‘easy button’ for the Army: CIO to launch new $1B cloud migration contract

An ‘easy button’ for the Army: CIO to launch new $1B cloud migration contract
An ‘easy button’ for the Army: CIO to launch new $1B cloud migration contract

The intent is to have one single contract vehicle to support moving Army systems to the cloud, which currently doesn’t exist, that will be quick and cheap, the service’s chief information officer said.

After months of waiting, Army finally unveils its updated cloud, data plans

After months of waiting, Army finally unveils its updated cloud, data plans
After months of waiting, Army finally unveils its updated cloud, data plans

The 2022 version of the Army’s cloud plan includes a new strategic objective that wasn’t mentioned in its previous iteration: implementing a zero trust architecture.

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year
Army official predicts ‘much more rapid movement’ to the cloud over the next year

The G-6 is working closely with Raj Iyer, the Army’s chief information officer, on “characterizing” some of the legacy data centers the service wants to eventually shut down that are no longer needed.

Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation

Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation
Army CIO: FY23 is ‘year of inflection’ for digital transformation

“It’s very, very tempting to continue to spend money on technologies that are 10 years old because we’ve gotten comfortable with them,” Army CIO Raj Iyer said. “That’s not what’s going to help us fight and win…for the Army of 2030.”

Army ‘well on its way’ to first OCONUS cloud in Indo-Pacific

Army ‘well on its way’ to first OCONUS cloud in Indo-Pacific
Army ‘well on its way’ to first OCONUS cloud in Indo-Pacific

Army CIO Raj Iyer said the service is moving away from “traditional ways” of pulling data as it looks to build “a Command Post Computing Environment of the future.”

Tactical cloud coming to Army’s Multi-Domain Task Forces in 2022

Tactical cloud coming to Army’s Multi-Domain Task Forces in 2022
Tactical cloud coming to Army’s Multi-Domain Task Forces in 2022

The service’s cloud and data efforts will be “anchored” to the Multi-Domain Task Forces as the Army looks to ensure data is accessible and resilient in combat.

Army CIO: ‘Going Digital Is A Mindset; It’s A Culture Change’

Army CIO: ‘Going Digital Is A Mindset; It’s A Culture Change’
Army CIO: ‘Going Digital Is A Mindset; It’s A Culture Change’

Prior to the Army Digital Transformation Strategy, “What we lacked in the Army was an integrator… a unity of effort to modernize. That’s what the DTS is about,” CIO Raj Iyer said.

To Aid Digital Transformation, Army Eyes ‘One Cloud’ And Faster Acquisition

To Aid Digital Transformation, Army Eyes ‘One Cloud’ And Faster Acquisition
To Aid Digital Transformation, Army Eyes ‘One Cloud’ And Faster Acquisition

“The Army in the past has always executed traditional IT in a very decentralized way — we let every command do their own thing,” Army CIO Raj Iyer said. “Now, if you look at the requirements for multi-domain operations, that model doesn’t work anymore.”

JADC2 Implementation Plan ‘Weeks Away’: J6’s Parker

JADC2 Implementation Plan ‘Weeks Away’: J6’s Parker
JADC2 Implementation Plan ‘Weeks Away’: J6’s Parker

“Joint always seems fun until we get into decisions about who governs this,” joked Army CIO Raj Iyer.