The U.S. Army’s G-6 office, recently separated from the office of the chief information officer, has reached initial operating capability and will likely achieve full operational capability level some time later in 2021, according to the head of the G-6.
Newly appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the G-6 Lt. Gen. John B. Morrison Jr. handles strategy, planning and implementation of the CIO’s policies while Greg Garcia, a civilian, serves as CIO. The Army announced it would split the CIO and the G-6 into two roles in June, and the separation officially took effect in August after former CIO/G-6 Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford retired.
In a briefing with reporters Tuesday, Morrison outlined his priorities for the G-6 and discussed some of the top challenges he faces in turning his vision into reality. Getting the office loaded with appropriate talent is one of the immediate tasks needed to get the G-6 to full operational capability.
“I think the biggest challenge is hiring in the current operating environment, for lack of a better term,” Morrison said. “The skill sets that we are going to be wanting to go after are, as you know, in very high demand.”
Morrison said he has received approval to take a look at current vacancies and consider rewriting position descriptions to better tailor them for a split G-6 and CIO environment. Cloud, data, and cyber expertise are all needed, he added.
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