Focusing too much on costs can result in a race to the bottom, says Chad Sheridan, CIO of USDA's Risk Management Agency. Instead, Federal CIOs are looking to a smarter approach for delivering deliver IT value.
Good morning, CIOs. If one mega tech trend combines with another, what do you call the ensuing marketplace development? A hyper mega trend? We may find out, as blockchain technology and 3-D printing converge in the supply chain.
A former chief information officer of Equifax this week was charged with insider trading in advance of the company's massive data breach announcement last September that exposed personal identifiable information of about 148 million U.S. customers. NAFCU continues to call on Congress to instate national data security standards - akin to those followed by credit unions - in an effort to curb future breaches.
USDA ANNOUNCES NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATING MODEL Dec. 18, 2017 Source: USDA news release U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Steve Censky announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture will revamp its Information Technology operating model to increase efficiency in serving its customers. "When I was sworn in, Secretary Perdue charged me to help him make USDA the most effective, most efficient, most customer-focused department in the entire federal government," Deputy Secretary Censky said.
John Zangardi, currently acting DOD CIO, is President Trump's new pick to lead tech at the Department of Homeland Security. John Zangardi, currently the acting CIO of the Department of Defense, has been named by President Donald Trump to lead tech at the Department of Homeland Security.
Samsung Electronics has appointed the former CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense to help a global push to expand its mobile enterprise business. Terry Halvorsen served as chief information officer at the Pentagon from 2015 until this year.
A plan that establishes the Pentagon as the IT provider for a civilian agency could be a model for future efforts, according to a top official. The Department of Defense is slated to provide key IT infrastructure and services for the Office of Personnel Management's National Background Investigations Bureau -- the agency created in the wake of massive data breaches and other troubles involving background checks.