Ask the CIO
-
The Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy is accepting applications for a second cohort of students, this time open to the entire federal workforce.
April 23, 2019 -
The Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Homeland Security's new technology hires have federal backgrounds, for a change.
April 22, 2019 -
Always be recruiting. That’s the advice Melinda Rogers, deputy chief information officer at the Justice Department, has for anyone trying to maintain a cybersecurity staff.
April 19, 2019 -
The Department of Homeland Security is hearing out pitches on emerging tech, but it's more focused on established on securing a consistent IT experience across the agency.
April 11, 2019 -
Massachusetts CIO rose through the public safety ranks to the governor's cabinet. He talked consolidation, a new IT bond and more on this week's Ask the CIO: SLED Edition.
April 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, staffing cuts at the IRS have limited its ability to conduct audits, according to the Government Accountability Office.
March 27, 2019 -
State Department Secretary Mike Pompeo named Stuart McGuigan as the agency’s new CIO and head of the Bureau of Information Resource Management.
March 26, 2019 -
The departments of the Air Force, Education and Homeland Security are all in the process of transitioning public facing functions into digital applications. Each has a broad customer base with very specific needs that need to be taken into account to provide a good customer experience.
March 22, 2019 -
Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017 but with Mayor Sylvester Turner and a partnership with Microsoft, the metropolis is being rebuilt with a smart city blueprint.
March 21, 2019 -
Ryan Cote joined the Transportation Department on Feb. 4 after spending most of his career in the private sector.
March 18, 2019 -
Sen. James Lankford says whatever retirement changes occur should only apply to new hires. Hear this story and more in today's Federal Newscast.
March 15, 2019 -
The commander of the nation's top cyber security agencies — the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command — will not confirm that he has recommended the two agencies split from one another next year.
March 14, 2019 -
An assessment commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy returned a stinging assessment of the Navy Department's cybersecurity posture.
March 14, 2019 -
Bill Vajda returns to the federal government after spending the last decade in state government and replaces Sylvia Burns.
March 08, 2019 -
Pennsylvania state CIO John MacMillan oversees 1,500 staff and 150 IT projects. This year his office will focus on enterprise digital transformation and a new strategic plan.
March 07, 2019
