HAFMD1-26 governs the mission, organizational relationships, and responsibilities of the Department of the Air Force Chief Information Officer.
View HAFMD1-26 on armypubs.army.mil
It establishes the DAF Chief Information Officer as part of the Secretariat and defines the SAF/CN portfolio. The directive assigns duties involving information technology, cybersecurity, data, artificial intelligence, governance, and investment management.
The SAF/CN has responsibility for information technology, cybersecurity, enterprise data management (as defined in Department of the Air Force Instruction 90-7001, Enterprise Data Sharing & Data Stewardship, dated April 22, 2021), AI policy and governance, information management, and information resources management for the DAF. (paragraph 1)
The SAF/CN reports to the SecAF, serves as an agent of the SecAF within assigned policy and program domains, and provides guidance, direction, and oversight for all matters pertaining to the formulation, review, and execution of plans, policies, programs, and budgets within his/her area of responsibility. (paragraph 2)
Overseeing DAF information technology digital transformation and cybersecurity. (paragraph 3)
Setting and ensuring DAF compliance with government-wide and DoD enterprise information technology policies, principles, standards, and guidelines, and representing the DAF on the DoD CIO Joint Enterprise Standards Committee. (paragraph 3)
Designating a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to perform cybersecurity duties for the DAF. (paragraph 3)