FDIC

Podcasting appeals to a growing number of businesses and federal agencies. The FDIC has jumped in big.

FEMA named Lytwaive Hutchinson to replace Adrian Gardner as its new CIO while Reynold Schweickhardt joined GSA as a senior technology advisor.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. swoops in when badly managed banks threaten to fail and cause local or regional financial havoc. Jay Lerner, FDIC inspector general, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

In today’s Federal Newscast, Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) said he is on a “journey” to make sure federal agencies don’t abuse federal travel plans.

Sylvia Burns, the Interior Department CIO since 2014, is taking a new position in government.

Mittal Desai moved to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) while Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock is the new CIO for the Marine Corps.

Howard Whyte, FDIC CIO, says IT departments need the right HR capabilities for new operational environments post-modernization.

Howard Whyte, the FDIC chief information officer, said a third-party assessment set the cyber roadmap for the future.

In today’s Federal Newscast, an audit by NASA’s Office of Inspector General says the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer may be unable to manage it’s IT assets.

Howard Whyte, FDIC’s chief information security officer (CISO), will serve as acting CIO starting Oct. 1.