Ask the CIO
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Suzette Kent gave an overview of some of the lessons the Technology Modernization Fund board has learned investing in IT modernization projects.
November 07, 2019 -
DoD's chief information officer told lawmakers the White House could not have interfered with the JEDI decision because the identities of the team that made the decision have been kept secret all along.
October 30, 2019 -
Indiana CIO Dewand Neely discussed working with constitutional officers, his security maturity/assessment model and proudest accomplishments.
October 24, 2019 -
Gordon Bitko, the FBI CIO, will join the trade association IT Industry Council in November as its senior vice president of policy where he serve as the chief policy strategist for the technology industry in the government and public sector market.
October 14, 2019 -
Aaron Weis formally became the Department of the Navy's new chief information officer this week. The leaders of four new directorates he'll oversee have also been hired, and are expected to be in place by mid-month.
October 04, 2019 -
Lawmakers are concerned the Department of Veterans Affairs didn't do its due diligence in making the decision to adopt a new scheduling system from Cerner, the same contractor both the VA and Pentagon are using to overhaul their electronic health records.
September 30, 2019 -
State CIOs complain about departmental roadblocks to reform, while the lower officers worry that state officers don't understand their business challenges. Washington state CIO Jim Weaver embeded his senior staff in the departments to confront these challenges head-on.
September 26, 2019 -
Kshemendra Paul joined the Veterans Affairs Department as its new chief data officer after spending the last almost three years at the Homeland Security Department. Meanwhile, SBA hires Bill Hunt from OMB and Labor promotes a new deputy CIO.
September 23, 2019 -
The Energy Department has a new chief information officer and a plan to bring its infrastructure into the modern age.
September 17, 2019 -
The ink is dry on the Army's new data strategy. Once it's officially released, it will come with specific orders telling Army components to adhere to common data standards.
September 17, 2019 -
Ryan Cote, the Transportation Department’s chief information officer, said by bringing together technology management and delivery under his office, the modes would be freed to focus on mission and receive better, cost-effective services.
September 13, 2019 -
The Office of Management and Budget released the final TIC policy that outlines four uses cases and a series of deadlines to implement a more flexible security architecture.
September 13, 2019 -
New Jersey CTO Chris Rein's security background highlights his priorities and helps him facilitate the state's two-agency security posture. Next year will see multiple new efforts surface in his office.
September 12, 2019 -
Jimmy Jones, who spent the last 20 years in federal service at the departments of Education, Interior and Transportation and the Recovery Board, is one of several people on the move in the federal IT and acquisition community.
September 03, 2019 -
The first cohort of the Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy has helped the administration identify some promising successes and some tough challenges, which federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent said will inform future iterations of the program and other training initiatives.
August 21, 2019
