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  • FAI, HHS get new execs; USPS loses key IT leader

    There\'s been a lot of movement in the federal IT and acquisition communities over the last few weeks.

    Technology
    June 15, 2015
  • Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio

    Rob Carey spent 31 years in federal technology, but his "wow" moment came toward the end of his tenure. Carey recently retired from the Defense Department, becoming at least the ninth senior technology official to leave government since November. Carey is the former principal deputy CIO at the Defense Department and now is the vice president and general manager for cybersecurity at CSC. He tells executive editor Jason Miller on Ask the CIO about the moment when he knew technology had changed government. Listen to the full show.

    Federal Drive
    June 02, 2014
  • Former DoD deputy CIO Carey sees future of cyber in identity, data

    Rob Carey, who recently retired after 31 years in government, said the government must focus on identity management and information assurance as computer threats become more complex and sustained.

    Ask the CIO
    May 29, 2014
  • DoD CIO Teri Takai to step down in May

    Teri Takai will leave this week after serving as CIO since 2010. Takai assumed her current role in November 2010 after the Pentagon recruited her from California, where she had been serving as that state's CIO. She held the same job for the state of Michigan prior to that. She made the announcement about her departure this morning at a Chief Information Officers' Council meeting.

    Defense
    April 28, 2014
  • DoD deputy CIO Carey to retire

    Rob Carey, the principal deputy CIO at the Defense Department, will retire after 31 years in government. He is at least the seventh high level and long-time federal technology official to leave government in the last six months.

    Defense
    March 26, 2014
  • DoD doubles down on cyber threat reality

    Identity management, standup of Cyber Command, and information sharing with the industrial base have been cited as key cyber accomplishments in the Department of Defense. But much work remains, experts say.

    Federal Drive
    October 25, 2012
  • Budget shortfalls driving CIOs’ priorities

    A new Federal News Radio survey of federal chief information officers shows that budget cuts are among their biggest concerns. Senior technology managers also said among the biggest benefits they are seeing from moving systems to the cloud is cost savings. DoD deputy CIO Rob Carey said the Pentagon is setting certain changes in motion as part of its move to the cloud to help deal with an assortment of challenges.

    All News
    October 17, 2012
  • DoD, intelligence community tune in, turn off IT systems

    The Defense Department and the intelligence community are working on joint data standards as they migrate toward enterprise IT environments. Both organizations also are implementing roles-based, access control to ensure secure information sharing.

    Federal Drive
    October 11, 2012
  • Task force drafting strategy to prevent another WikiLeaks

    The Insider Threat Task Force expects to submit its national plan to the White House in the next few months. The Defense Department will use its secure identity cards to stop unauthorized access to data and systems.

    All News
    April 05, 2012
  • DoD to bring services under its IT strategy umbrella

    Military services and agencies, alike, are under pressure from senior defense officials to find savings from IT Rob Carey, DoD's deputy CIO said at the annual Executive Leadership Conference. In the coming weeks, Defense CIO Teri Takai will issue a memo detailing a new strategy for bringing existing consolidation and standardization efforts together. The budget pressures have helped push the department out in front of emerging cyber and mobile technologies.

    All News
    October 25, 2011
  • Shrinking budgets may be a blessing for DoD IT

    In the Defense department, the goal of consolidating tens of thousands of IT systems and networks into a more manageable structure is not exactly new. But some leaders in the department think with new budget pressures in play, they\'ll be able to make some serious progress.

    Budget
    April 25, 2011
  • Navy names Halvorsen as new CIO

    The Navy has a new chief information officer. Terry Halvorsen received the promotion today from Secretary Ray Mabus.

    Budget
    November 22, 2010
  • Carey to become new Defense deputy CIO

    Rob Carey is following Dave Wennergren for a third time. Carey will become the new Defense Department deputy chief information officer as of Oct. 24,

    Defense
    October 21, 2010
  • Navy moves closer to going paperless

    Rob Carey, the Navy CIO, signs an electronic signature policy to let Navy offices move to online processes. Carey said the memo is not a mandate, but serves as a catalyst for program managers who believe it makes business sense to move processes away from paper

    Defense
    August 31, 2010
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