Navy's chief information officer steps down

Jane Overslaugh Rathbun
Chief Information Officer
Department of Navy

Ms. Rathbun currently serves as the DON CIO driving continuous improvement and
innovation of the DON’s Information Technology portfolio valued at 12+B. In her role,
she ensures alignment of IT investment priorities to SECNAV priorities, guides the
execution of the DON’s Information Superiority Vision focused on modernizing,
innovating, and defending Enterprise and Business IT. Ms. Rathbun plays a key
advocacy role for DON data and cyber/IT workforce initiatives, and overseas DON CIO
internal operations. Key focus areas include Cyber Readiness, zero-trust architecture,
optimizing transport diversity through commercial tech, SIPR 2.O; and movement to
cloud and enterprise services delivery.

Prior to her role as DON CIO, Ms. Rathbun served in a dual-hatted capacity as Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Information Warfare and Enterprise Services (DASN
IWAR) under the ASN, RDA, and as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), DONCIO. As
DASN IWAR, she supported an $9+B portfolio of programs that modernize and deliver
information-centric capabilities spanning enterprise, operational and tactical missions to
include Command, Control, Communications, Cyber, Battlespace Awareness, Space,
Business and IT Services. Ms. Rathbun led key software and cyber acquisition reforms
and served as the Navy’s IT Acquisition Workforce champion. As CTO she drove the
modernization of key elements of the DON’s IT Infrastructure to include a unified
network architecture Capstone Design, movement to enterprise cloud and identity
services and execution of zero trust principles all enabling mobile, agile, secure and
interoperable force in meeting their mission. She was instrumental in resourcing and
driving the rapid adoption of MS Office 365 to meet the demands that the COVID
pandemic placed on remote access to productivity services; and consolidating Logistic IT
efforts across the Navy.

Before joining the Department of Navy, Ms. Rathbun served as the Deputy Director for
Defense Business Systems in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
C3, Cyber, and Business Systems (DASD C3CB) within the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. She was responsible for shaping
the acquisitions of the Department’s major Defense Business Systems and Enterprise IT
Infrastructure Services investments, a portfolio valued at over $15B.

Ms. Rathbun has had a diverse civilian career in the government driving change
initiatives focused on improving decision advantage across key government and defense
processes. Her assignments included: the Commission on Roles and Missions of the
Armed Forces; Ops Research Analyst at the Office of the Secretary of Defense Program
Analysis and Evaluation; ERP Change Lead and Acting Director of Resources,
Headquarters NASA; Chief of Staff for Deputy Secretary of Defense initiative:
Institutional Reform & Governance Roadmap where she implemented a Capability
Portfolio Management process; Special Assistant to the Director of Portfolio Systems
Acquisition for Program Management; Division Chief for the Strategic Capabilities
Office in the J1/8 Resources Directorate, USAFRICOM Stuttgart, Germany; and Chief of
Staff to the DASD C3CB.

Ms. Rathbun holds a BA in Political Science from John Carroll University and an MPA
from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She
has earned top civilian service awards for her various efforts and contributions. Ms.
Rathbun is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certified –
Program Management, Level III.