Hegseth Appoints Acting DOD CIO
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced this week that Katie Arrington was appointed as acting DOD chief information officer. Arrington formerly ran for Congress in South Carolina but lost a primary to Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. Leslie Beavers, who has…
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been acting CIO since John Sherman left the job last year, returned to serving as principal deputy CIO. The DOD CIO position requires Senate confirmation. The telecom industry closely watches it, especially as DOD examines the future of the lower 3 and 7/8 GHz band, which carriers target in part for 5G (see 2406100043).