David Bray

  • Cloud has become a necessity for holding the large amounts of data generated by the so-called internet of things phenomenon. That's according to an analysis of spending patterns from Govini. Govini analyst Matt Hummer and the FCC's Chief Information Officer David Bray join Federal Drive with Tom Temin to add some context.

    August 12, 2016
  • As OMB presses agencies to spend more money on new or modernized systems, some federal CIOs and other IT executives say modernizing the definition of legacy systems is an important starting point.

    February 15, 2016
  • Better cost data will help agency CIOs make more informed decisions about moving to newer, more cost effective IT solutions, said Richard McKinney, the Transportation Department's chief information officer.

    February 03, 2016
  • The FCC becomes the latest agency to fully move to the more secure protocol. NIST's scorecard shows agency progress over the last decade.

    December 14, 2015
  • As OMB finalizes new FISMA metrics for 2016, agencies and IGs continue to struggle with a disconnect over risk versus compliance.

    September 21, 2015
  • The Federal Communications Commission's major technology modernization effort hit a huge roadblock, but the IT staff and contractor persevered.

    September 14, 2015
  • David Bray, the FCC’s chief information officer, has been creating the team, the processes and the culture to bring major changes to the way the commission manages and uses information technology.

    August 20, 2015
  • You think you're facing cybersecurity threats now — just wait. Cyber threats coming at agencies will dramatically expand over the next five years as the amount of data and the use of mobile devices grow. It means agencies and contractors both need to think differently about cybersecurity. David Bray is the FCC's chief information officer. He tells executive editor Jason Miller about some potential ways to stay afloat in the rough cyber seas ahead.

    March 27, 2015
  • Political leaders of all stripes have long called for reforming the Senior Executive Service. But what if instead of fixing the SES' current problems, the government wiped the slate clean and started from scratch? In part four of Federal News Radio's special report, Fixing the SES, current and former members of the service discuss what the key ingredients would be in a new SES recipe.

    March 02, 2015
  • Does the federal government hold members of the Senior Executive Service accountable for their actions? In part three of Federal News Radio's special report, Fixing the SES, current and former senior executives respond candidly to the criticism.

    February 23, 2015
  • The SES has lost its luster in recent years, in part because of constrained program budgets, increased scrutiny from Congress, and a sense among members that political appointees are assuming more of the leadership responsibilities once reserved for them. In part two of our special report, Fixing the SES, five Senior Executive Service members tell Federal News Radio why they choose to stay in the service, and why they believe the SES may have its faults, but it's not broken.

    February 16, 2015
  • Fewer than half of the Senior Executive Service members who responded to an exclusive Federal News Radio online survey say they would join today. The survey results were even more dim for federal employees at the GS-15 and GS-14 ranks. In the first of our four-part special report, Fixing the SES, we examine how current senior execs feel about the SES, and what they believe is right and wrong with the service.

    February 09, 2015
  • Long-time and well-respected cybersecurity executive Mark Orndorff is calling it a government career on Jan. 31.

    January 19, 2015
  • Jenny Mattingley hosts a roundtable discussion with federal CIOs and CTOs, about how their jobs have changed over the years, and the future opportunities and challenges they see on the horizon. December 5, 2014

    December 05, 2014