Katie Arrington named acting chief information officer for Defense Department

The Defense Department has announced Katie Arrington will serve as the Pentagon’s chief information officer in an acting capacity, elevating a key voice in the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program who joined the Office of the DOD CIO in February.

“Today the [Defense] Secretary named Ms. Katherine ‘Katie’ Arrington Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. Please join the CIO team in congratulating her on this new role! Ms. Leslie Beavers will resume her...