Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence became the Army CIO/G-6 on March 2, 2011.

As the CIO, Lt. Gen. Lawrence reports directly to the Secretary of the Army for setting strategic direction and objectives, and supervises all Army C4 (command, control, communications, and computers) and IT functions. As the G-6, she supports the Chief of Staff of the Army by advising on network, communications, and signal operations. This includes advising on the impact of communications security, force structure, equipping, and employment of network, communications, and signal capabilities on Army operations.

Originally from Ida Grove, Iowa, Lt. Gen. Lawrence enlisted in the Army in 1972 and was commissioned in 1979. Throughout her career, she has served in operational assignments in Europe, Korea, Southwest Asia and the United States. She has commanded at every level from platoon to Army Signal Command.

Her principal staff assignments have been as Intelligence and Operations Officer, 67th Signal Battalion at Fort Gordon, Georgia; Branch Chief to U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command-Europe; Deputy G-6, 2nd Armor Division in South Korea; Executive Officer, 142nd Signal Battalion; Force Development Action Officer, Washington, D.C.; Chief, Signal Career Assignments Branch, Officer Personnel Management Directorate; Chief of Staff and Vice Director, J-6, Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon; CIO/Assistant Chief of Staff, G-6 for United States Europe and 7th Army (USAREUR); Director, Command and Control, Communications and Computer Systems, J-6, United States Central Command; and Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Pentagon.

She commanded B Company, 67th Signal Battalion at Fort Gordon, Georgia; 123rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, which deployed in support of Operation Desert Thunder; and 7th Signal Brigade in Germany; served as Commanding General 5th Signal Command, and Commanding General, 9th Signal Command (Army)/NETCOM.

Lt. Gen. Lawrence has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Campbell University, North Carolina, where she received her commission, and she holds a Master’s Degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Georgia.