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DHS hires new CISO; Former cloud security lead lands new job

DHS named Hemant Baidwan as its new chief information security officer and ZScaler hired former acting director of FedRAMP Brian Conrad.

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DoD Cloud Exchange 2024: OSD’s Danielle Metz on moving from ‘fiefdoms’ to coherent IT enterprise

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Education, DHS among agencies seeking new IT leaders

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Federal CIO Martorana’s top 3 priorities for 2024

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Lily Zeleke, the deputy DoD CIO for information enterprise speaks during Federal News Network's 2023 DoD Cloud Exchange

Zeleke departs deputy DoD CIO role, reasons unclear

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3 takeaways from the FITARA 17 scorecard roundtable

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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS names new deputy CIO after current one to retire in March

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White House seeks new tech exec

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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

Key tech, cyber official leaves OMB for GSA

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People, agencies, not topics drove the CIO discussions in 2023

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FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

OMB tells agencies to target the use of special salary rate

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As SSA IT modernization hits its stride, leadership launches a reorg of the CIO’s office

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HHS CIO Mathias moving to engineering role at NASA

Jennifer Wendell, the Department of Health and Human Services deputy CIO, will serve as acting CIO until a permanent one is hired.

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Three data and AI challenges government CIOs must get right

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With the pace of technological innovation rapidly accelerating and a growing landscape of data and AI applications, government CIOs must learn how to leverage innovations in both the public and private sectors, decide which of their technology investments should be kept and which need replacement, and determine how to ensure their teams are set up for success.