John Zangardi

• Lawmakers worry HHS memo to employees could stifle communications with Congress

  In today's Top Federal Headlines, two senior Republican lawmakers have called for reassurances from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that is not interfering with its employees’ communications with members of Congress.

  Federal Newscast

  May 05, 2017
• Efficiency and effectiveness, being risk aware part of DoD acting CIO’s cyber priorities

  Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer John Zangardi said he is taking a "risk-aware" approach when it comes to meeting his priorities, some of which include improving effectiveness and efficiency, learning to "speak warfighter," and defining cyber responsibilities.

  Defense

  May 05, 2017
• As CIO exits, DoD’s direction for IT has distinct commercial flavor

  Terry Halvorsen retired Feb. 19 after spending the last two-plus years as the Department of Defense chief information officer.

  Reporter's Notebook

  February 21, 2017
• DoD CIO Terry Halvorsen to retire at end of February

  Terry Halvorsen, who has been the Defense Department’s chief information officer since the summer of 2014, said Wednesday that he will retire from government service on Feb. 28, but that the department's current IT policies and priorities are unlikely to undergo significant changes during the transition to a new administration.

  Defense

  January 12, 2017
• DoD names new principal deputy CIO

  John Zangardi will take over for David DeVries as DoD's principal deputy CIO as the Pentagon makes major IT shifts.

  Defense

  October 13, 2016
• DoD breaks mobile security roadblock

  The Defense Department is in the final stages of a test to show how derived credentials from the Common Access Card can secure smartphones and tablet computers. Richard Hale, the deputy CIO for cybersecurity, boldly predicts that by the end of the calendar year the military will be issuing derived credentials on mobile devices.

  Defense

  April 03, 2015