Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle assumed the position of the Department of the Army Staff Chief Information Officer/G-6 on July 3, 2003. Previous assignments include Director for Information Operations, Networks and Space, Office of the Chief Information Officer/G-6, Headquarters Department of the Army from 2001 to 2003; Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications Systems (PEO C3S) from 1997 to 2001; Project Manager for Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (FATDS) from 1992 to 1996, and Chief of Staff for PEO C3S before his assignment as the PEO. From 1996 to 1997, General Boutelle was the PEO C3S "Trail Boss" responsible for software and systems integration for the Army's Task Force XXI.

After receiving an induction notice in 1969, he enlisted in the Army as a Nuclear Weapons Electronics Specialist. In February 1970, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps at the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He attended the Radio Officers Course at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey before his first tour of duty as a platoon leader for the 1st Battalion, 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, and later in the 2nd Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.

Lieutenant General Boutelle graduated with honors from the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Finance and with honors from Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia., with a master's degree in Business Administration. His military education includes Command and General Staff College, the Defense Systems Management College and Army War College.

Lt. Gen. Boutelle's awards include the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters.