CIO News

Chris Cruz, long a mainstay in California IT ranks and current deputy state chief information officer, is leaving for the top IT job in San Joaquin County.

North Carolina Chief Information Officer Eric Boyette rose through the ranks over 20 years of state service. He joined host John Thomas Flynn on Ask the CIO: SLED to talk about plans for his state’s IT.

The Navy plans to eliminate its office of Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment in favor of a new Senate-confirmed position: Assistant Secretary for Information Management.

Acting OPM Director Margaret Weichert named Clare Martorana and David Nesting as the agency’s new chief information officer and deputy CIO, respectively.

Former federal IT executives say the 1996 law is not the problem, but it’s the processes that grew up around the Clinger-Cohen Act are making IT acquisition too difficult.

Senior Defense IT officials said 2019 will be a year of action as they order a halt to legacy, one-off IT solutions.

After more than a year as acting chief information officer, Christina Calvosa was named the permanent IT executive at the Federal Communications Commission.

The Air Force will merge the three-star positions that oversee intelligence and IT into a single position, known as the A2/A6. Lt. Gen. Dash Jamieson is expected to lead the new organization.

Before James Gfrerer, VA chief information officer, answers the ranking member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, he should meet with many of his stakeholders to understand the lay of the land.

HUD, USDA CIOs talking IT modernization and cybersecurity among the most listened and read Ask the CIO interviews last year.

Army CIO Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford said moving to a hybrid cloud is part of how the service is reducing data centers and making data accessible.

New Hampshire CIO Denis Goulet recounted his state’s unique governing environment, his invaluable advisory board, 2019 IT priorities and his future without his mom’s political support.

Law taking effect Jan. 1 gives the Defense Department chief information officer new authorities over military services’ “disparate” IT modernization efforts.

Federal IT experts offer their take on the last 12 months and what were the top story lines, biggest surprises and biggest disappointments.