Air Force, Space Force get new CIO
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Keith Hardiman has been approved as permanent Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Air Force.
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Keith Hardiman has been approved as chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, ending a vacancy that began when Venice Goodwine left the position in March 2025. Hardiman, who has over two decades of military IT experience and has served as acting deputy CIO since July 2025, will oversee the Air and Space Forces' IT, cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence initiatives. He replaces Jennifer Orozco, who has held the acting CIO role since May 2025, and becomes the first permanent CIO the department has had since Goodwine's departure.
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Keith Hardiman was approved as Chief Information Officer, ending a vacancy that began in March 2025.
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