Appointment of Indian as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army

(PTI) Washington, Ta. Thursday, January 7, 2020

For the first time, an Indian-origin Dr. Raj Aiyar was appointed. One of the top Indian-Americans in the US Department of Defense, Dr. Aiyar holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering. Previously he was the Chief Adviser to the Secretary of the Army.

Air, the equivalent of a three-star general, will oversee the US military's આઇ 16 billion annual budget for IT. Under their hands will work more than 15000 civilians and army personnel deployed in one hundred countries.

Will order the U.S. military to modernize as well as conduct policies and programs of digital operations against close rivals such as China and Russia. Aiyar was previously managing director at Deloitte Consulting LLP where he assisted government clients in technology programs. Aiyar has supported defense and commercial clients several times in his 26-year career.