Next-generation CIOs manage more than boxes and bytes

Changes to federal agencies' IT operations are coming quicker than ever. And that means IT leaders need to be experts across a range of new and diverse areas —...

Changes to federal agencies’ IT operations are coming quicker than ever. And that means IT leaders need to be experts across a range of new and diverse areas — more than just boxes, bits and bytes. Managing change will be just as critical as managing technology.

Two tech and cybersecurity experts join In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how agency chief information officers can improve their change-management skills.

About the guests

  • Barbara Fast, retired Army major general, is now a senior vice president at CGI. She is business unit manager for the company’s Army work including cyber security offerings. She had leadership roles in the Army, joint commands and the National Security Agency.
  • Molly O’Neill is a vice president in the Strategic Operations Group at CGI. She was chief information officer at the Environmental Protection Agency and she was a member of the Executive Committee of the federal CIO Council.

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