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Defense Department Appoints Sonu Shankar As Principal Deputy CIO

PRIVATEAug 27, 2026•about 3 hours ago

Position

Chief Information Officer

Company

Defense Department

Sonu Shankar
OrlandoManufacturingElectronics

Description

Sonu Shankar has been appointed as the principal deputy Chief Information Officer at the Defense Department. He brings extensive experience from the cybersecurity sector and will focus on enhancing IT and cybersecurity initiatives within the department.

Company Information

Company

Defense Department

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

About

About LightPath Technologies:LightPath Technologies, Inc. is a leading global, vertically integrated provider of optics, photonics and infrared solutions for the industrial, commercial, defense, telecommunications, and medical industries. LightPath designs and manufactures proprietary optical and infrared components including molded glass aspheric lenses and assemblies, custom molded glass freeform lenses, infrared lenses and thermal imaging assemblies, fused fiber collimators, and proprietary Black DiamondTM ("BD6") chalcogenide-based glass lenses. LightPath also offers custom optical assemblies, including full engineering design support. The Company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with manufacturing and sales offices in Latvia and China.

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