The Department of the Air Force has appointed Scott Heitmann, acting chief technology officer, as permanent CTO within its Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Heitmann announced his promotion in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday.
In this capacity, he provides technical leadership and oversight of department-wide IT initiatives and ensures the interoperability, integrity and cost-effectiveness of DAF’s IT capabilities, among other responsibilities.
Scott Heitmann’s Career Background
As the Air Force’s acting CTO, Heitmann led several programs, including the Shrink the AFNET and Direct-Patching initiatives. He also led the migration of over 500,000 NIPR systems to the M365 office in 10 days.
He previously served as CTO of the Air Force’s Cyberspace Capabilities Center and technical director for the 375th Communications Group at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
In 1996, Heitmann started his civil service career with the 38 Engineering Installation Wing at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, serving as a network administrator, systems telecommunications engineering manager and information system security officer, among other roles.
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from Oklahoma Christian University.
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