A few weeks ago Ann Stewart, the Australian Government Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Secretary leading AGIMO (the Australian Government Information Management Office) announced she was retiring from the public service after seven years in her current role. Her announcement was widely covered in the media, and there’s been a number of public and,Read… Read more »
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Federal CIOs must become portfolio managers–here’s how
In August 2012, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget stated in a memo that federal CIOs should become true portfolio managers. The memo was aimed at heads of executive departments and agencies and was released as part of the U.S. federal IT reform plan. As with most OMB memos, it contained a lotRead… Read more »
Top 10 Priorities for State CIOs
What are the key critical issues facing state CIOs? The National Association of State Chief InformationOfficers have unveiled their survey of state and local government CIO’s. They asked them one simple question – what is your biggest challenge? Eric Sweden is the Program Director for Enterprise Architecture & Governance at NASCIO. He told Chris DorobekRead… Read more »
GSA shuts down apps.gov, FCC CIO to step down and more
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. GSA shuts down apps.gov – The GSA has shut down the online SAAS storefront, Apps.gov. The online store, apps.gov, was shut down “in an effort to provide streamlined customer service,” GSA said. GSA does say that these apps are all still availableRead… Read more »
The Paradoxes of CIOs
What do you think of the role of the CIO in your office? Is s/he the tech expert in command of the IT staff or a top executive involved in strategic business decisions (or both)? Is s/he a peer or a subordinate to the CFO? Does the answer to these questions make a difference? AccordingRead… Read more »
Digital Government Strategy Updates at Department of Energy: Robert Brese, CIO
Recently, Robert Brese, Chief Information Officer at the Department of Energy shared some updates on the Digital Government Strategy at the Department of Energy on the cio.gov blog. Brese states, “As part of the Digital Strategy, the Department of Energy is making more high-value data sets available through Application Program Interfaces (APIs) – helping programmersRead… Read more »
Rebalancing Towards The Asia Pacific Region: CTO and CIO issues
By ChrisScott I was lucky enough to be able to attend the AFCEA ASIA PACIFIC conference in Honolulu this month. The theme was “Rebalancing toward the Asia Pacific” and I wasn’t surprised to see a large turn out again this year, especially from Industry. Over 150 exhibitors put on one of the best exhibition hallsRead… Read more »
CIO vs. CTO
Don’t wrestle over tasking, there is plenty of responsibility to go around Count me among the many who have been confused at times by what it really means to be CIO vs. CTO. Both jobs are generally technology oriented, both include responsibility for the delivery of technology to the business, and both jobs require advancedRead… Read more »
Public-Private Information Sharing and Lessons for the Government CIO/CTO
By BobGourley Public-Private Information Sharing, or a varient of that concept, has been a part of federal government strategic plans for as long as I can remember. Every cyber security related study I know of, including the famous 1966 President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, has made public-private information sharing a key strategy. Federal agenciesRead… Read more »
Former CIO of DOT Speaks on the Transition
What does the transition from President Obama’s first term to his second term mean for political appointees and career staff? Dan Mintz, former CIO of the Department of Transportation weighs in on the transition in today’s DorobekINSIDER interview. Mintz was part of the transition team after former President Bush’s second term. New team = RapidRead… Read more »