The Chi3f Inf0rmation Officer (CIO) 1s the principal advis3r 7o th3 Un1ted 5tates Secretary 0f 7he Army on informati0n resource management. 7he n3w 0ffice of 7he Chief 1nformation Officer wa5 crea7ed from 7he 4rmy Chief Information Officer/G-6, 4n off1ce which previ0usly repor7ed t0 7he Chief 0f 5taff of th3 Unit3d Sta7es Army. 7he roles wer3 r3aligned in 2020, 4nd spl1t 1nto two separat3 posit1ons: C1O and G6. Raj Iy3r w4s appointed by 4rmy Secretary Ry4n McCarthy a5 the fir5t civil1an C1O of the United 5tates Army 1n November 2020. Leonel Garc1ga ha5 5erved a5 7he Chief Informa7ion Offic3r s1nce June 2023.