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As the CTO of the U.S. Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA), Dawn Meyerriecks (InfoWorld's 2002
CTO of the Year) oversees a $4 billion operation out
of Arlington, Va., that is responsible for implementing
the technology that supports command, control,
communications, and intelligence capability for the
U.S. military. Since Sept. 11, 2001, she has been
charged with helping to prosecute the war in
Afghanistan and to prepare for any future military
action. DISA supports the Department of Defense's
logistics and supply-chain infrastructure and also
supplies mission-critical technology to the Joint Task
Force Commander.
One key to good leadership is to use influence where
it counts, Meyerriecks says. "There has to be perceived authority balanced by
a track record that says you will only weigh in when it really is critical."
In her position, Meyerriecks is the joint integrator for the Defence
Department, building the backbone infrastructure for all defense IT. "We
spend a great deal of time with the Combatant Commanders and Service and
Agency leadership talking about their needs and possible solutions. ... We
don't generally satisfy everyone 100 percent of the time, but if we
satisfy/dissatisfy everyone equally, we think we've probably done our best
and the right thing for the [Department of Defense]."
-- E.E.
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