Office of the Chief Management Officer Overview
The Chief Management Officer (CMO) was established by Congress in Fiscal Year 2018 as third highest civilian in the Department behind the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The Chief Management Officer is responsible for ensuring that business transformation policies and programs are designed and managed to improve performance standards, efficiency, and effectiveness among the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities.