ARMY AL&T
YOU NEED THE DATA
The Army’s new chief information officer discusses his vision for the OCIO and getting the right data to Soldiers.
by Jacqueline M. Hames I
n the information age, we’re surrounded by data—we can find practically anything about any subject on an internet search, including misinformation. We can pull statistics on our social media performance from the native platforms. We can read scientific studies and research papers for free online, or we can post our own opinions on blogs. It’s a constant cascade of informa-
tion that we must sort through.
“A lot of times, having all the data available all the time is not as helpful as we think it is,” Leonel Garciga, the Army’s new chief information officer, said during an interview with Army AL&T in August 2023.
At the most tactical level, Soldiers don’t need the 50,000 fields of information on how their mission was selected or various collateral information on the mission’s ramifications—they just need the specific information on the target, Garciga said. A natural shift toward this type of specific data is already taking place, with the Army focused on reducing kit and ensuring Soldiers know what data they need, he explained.
Minimizing the data from a huge pool at the enterprise level down to what’s needed for the user is key—it will help drive the Army’s decision-making process throughout the development of various programs and policies, especially those from the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Te best way to do that is through maturing the secretariat and perfecting the management of the OCIO’s critical oversight and governance responsibilities.
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE Te OCIO and the Army will face a handful of challenges in the coming years. One of the most diffi- cult from an oversight and governance perspective is incorporating new technologies into the Army’s network. For example, policy isn’t currently supporting the use of commercially available artificial intelligence and machine learning. “We all love going online and using some of these services, but it’s a little different if you have CUI [controlled unclassified information] and government data, or if you’re using government data that has some privacy information there. So how do we start putting out some guidance to make sure we don’t get ourselves into trouble down the road, and that we have a good approach to audit that?” Garciga said.
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