Rudd appoints first national security CIO

Former Defence intelligence officer Rachel Noble has been appointed as Australia’s first national security chief information officer (CIO) ¡X a role that will provide strategic technology advice to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Noble will move from her current position within the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) to the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C) National Security and International Policy Group on Tuesday 14 April, Terry Moran, Secretary of PM&C confirmed in a statement to ZDNet.com.au.

“Rachel has a distinguished career in a broad range of senior Defence appointments spanning international policy, intelligence, operational support and governance,” said Moran. The position will report to former SAS commander Duncan Lewis, who was last December appointed as Rudd’s national security advisor.

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