Terry Halvorsen
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
Terry Halvorsen is the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO). He serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Information Management/Information Technology (IT) and Information Assurance, as well as several other areas of expertise. He provides strategy, leadership, and guidance to create a unified information management and technology vision for the Department, and to ensure the delivery of IT-based capabilities required to support the broad set of Department missions. Prior to his selection to be the Acting DoD CIO, Halvorsen served as the CIO of the Department of the Navy (DON).