Maj. Gen. Susan Lawrence nominated to be Army CIO -- GCN

Army CIO nominee finally becomes clear

Former GCN Defense Executive of the Year gets presidential nod

By Amber Corrin
Jan 24, 2011

Maj. Gen. Susan Lawrence, who in 2006 was named GCN’s Defense Executive of the Year for her work as the director of command, control, communications and computers for the U.S. Central Command, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next Army chief information officer/G-6, according to an internal Defense Department memo obtained by Federal Computer Week.

The official nomination is the next step in the process for Lawrence to be confirmed to the position by the Senate. It is not clear when a formal announcement will come.

She is currently assigned as a special assistant to Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, and previously was commanding general of Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9^th Signal Command at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona.

Lawrence would replace Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, who stepped down as Army CIO on Nov. 4. In the interim, deputy CIO Mike Krieger has been filling in.

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Amber Corrin is a former staff writer for FCW and Defense Systems.

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