“While this type of unauthorized disclosure is different from intentional and illegal disclosure of classified materials, the Department still takes very seriously all kinds of unauthorized disclosures of Classified National Security Information or Controlled Unclassified Information,” John Sherman wrote in a recent memo.
A statement from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sherman has better positioned DOD to take advantage of technological developments and respond to digital threats.
Golden Defense John Sherman is the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, sworn in December 2021. Previously, he served as the Acting DOD CIO and Principal Deputy CIO. In his role, he advises the Secretary of Defense on IT matters and oversees critical areas like cybersecurity, cloud computing, and information assurance. Sherman brings extensive experience from […]
Defense Leadership After beginning her career as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force and serving in various roles before retiring as a reserve brigadier general with the Joint Staff J2, Leslie Beavers was named in May 2023 as the principal deputy CIO for the Department of Defense, working to support the priorities […]
A recent interview with the Pentagon’s CIO suggests there’s still much to be revealed about the incident’s scope.
Part of the strain comes from the large amount of infrastructure and capability that DISA must allocate money towards maintaining.
“The June time frame is when you’ll be seeing some release on that,” John Sherman told DefenseScoop.
“We’re trying to strike a balance in maintaining our [risk management framework-driven] cybersecurity, but to make sure that we are able to move more quickly and not have to basically check everyone’s homework,” CIO John Sherman told DefenseScoop.
“We’ve done a lot of planning, we’ve tried to educate the force, we’ve gotten the plans all submitted. And now, we’ve got to move into execution,” Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity Dave McKeown said.
The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability is a major digital modernization priority for the Pentagon.
