"I'm hopeful that at some point we'll get an opportunity to get a better grade, and I'm sure we'll do that," Weis said Wednesday at an AFCEA DC luncheon.

New CIO Aaron Weis announced two Navy officials to oversee newly formed core directorates under his purview and will announce two more soon.

Weis takes over a newly elevated CIO's office, leading a team dedicated to proactively improving cybersecurity and managing other digital priorities.