The Honorable Arthur L. Money was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (ASD (C3I)) in October 1999 and served in that position until April 7, 2001. Prior to his Senate Confirmation as the ASD (C3I), Mr. Money served as the Senior Civilian Official, Office of the ASD (C3I) from February 1998 to October 1999. He also served as the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) from February 1998 to April 2001. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research, Development and Acquisition (Senate confirmed appointment), and as CIO for the Air Force from January 1996 to February 1998. He was President of ESL Inc., a subsidiary of TRW from January 1990 to December 1994, prior to its consolidation with TRW's Avionics and Surveillance Group, when Mr. Money became Vice President and Deputy General Manager for the TRW Avionics and Surveillance Group (January 1995 to January 1996).
Mr. Money has more than 40 years of management and engineering experience with the defense electronics industry and intelligence community in the design and development of intelligence collection analysis capabilities and airborne tactical reconnaissance systems. Throughout his career (since 1962), Mr. Money has been recognized for his vision, leadership, and commitment to excellence in systems and process re-engineering.