Roberta G. Stempfley is the Deputy Chief Information Officer and Vice Director for Strategic Planning, responsible for supporting the Director in decision making, strategy development and communicating that strategy both internally and externally, aligning DISA program execution with Department of Defense (DoD) strategy in planning, engineering, acquiring, fielding and supporting global-net-centric solutions, operating the Global Information Grid (GIG), information assurance and management of DISA information technology resources. CIO supports DISA missions with cost-effective information tools and capabilities, and provides leadership and support in a wide range of Agency and DoD information management initiatives.

Prior to assuming this position, she was the Chief Technology Officer in the organization responsible for the operation and defense of the GIG. In this position she established the way ahead for US STRATCOM, DISA, and the Military Services in 3 broad areas: GIG Network Defense, Enterprise Systems, Network and Services Management, and GIG Content management.

Mrs. Stempfley has more than 10 years of experience in Department of Defense communications and information technology systems development, operations, information assurance, and management. Prior to her appointment as Technical Director for Joint Task Force – Global Network Operation (JTFGNO) Mrs. Stempfley served as Chief Engineer and Deputy of the DISA Global Network Operations Command overseeing the direction, technology, policy and operation for the DISA NetOps Centers who operate and defend the GIG. Mrs. Stempfley planned and applied engineering discipline to the acquisition, development and integration of sustainable, interoperable, net-centric joint war fighting mission capabilities and services providing end-to-end visibility of DISA provided services. The
capabilities and services included security for the Global Information Grid, utilizing commercial-off-the shelf products and services to solve joint and coalition requirements, and the integration of Military SATCOM into the global picture.

Mrs. Stempfley attended the University of Arizona where she received her BS in Engineering Mathematics. Mrs. Stempfley graduated from James Madison University in 2001 where she received her Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in computer security. In 2002 she graduated from the Federal Executive Institute and the National Security Management Course.