General Lord is the Chief of Warfighting Integration and CIO for the Department of the Air Force.  In this role, General Lord is in charge of 5 directorates and 2 field-operating agencies. Before his current position, General Lord was the Commander of Air Force Cyberspace Command at Barksdale Air Force base. Additionally, General Lord has [...]

As the deputy assistant secretary of the Defense for Information Management, Integration and Technology, and deputy chief information officer, David M. Wennergren’s role is to provide top-level advocacy in creating a unified information-management and technology vision for the Department and ensure the delivery of the capabilities required to achieve the Department’s transformation to net-centric operations. [...]

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief information officer, Chris Smith is responsible for all information technology investments. Smith also serves as the deputy chief information officer for operations for the USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer and provides leadership for USDA’s cybersecurity operations and the department’s operational portfolio, including network, enterprise data centers, international [...]

With 20 years of business experience, Zients has had many roles, including CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur. After being confirmed by the Senate this past summer, he was also able to add the title of the nation’s Federal Chief Performance Officer to his resume. Zients currently also serves as the executive chair and deputy director [...]

Carleton is the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services. This position also carries the title of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Technology. Carleton was the former Deputy Director of the Office of Information Resources Management as well as CIO for the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health [...]

Gates is the 22nd secretary of defense for the Department of Defense. He is the only secretary of defense who has ever been asked to remain in office by a new president. Prior to this position, Gates was president of Texas A&M University. Before that, he was the interim dean of the George Bush School [...]

Gordon is currently the GAO Acting General Counsel. In this role, he manages 150 attorneys who support GAO’s work. Before Acting General Counsel, Gordon was managing associate general counsel for GAO’s Procurement Law Division, as well as the assistant general counsel for it Legal Services Division. Gordon is the current nominee to be administrator of [...]

Casey Coleman of GSA has just been named “CIO of the Year” by Tech Council of Maryland. This award is given each year to the government CIO who has strong leadership a well has shown movement toward technology implementation. According to Coleman herself, “The award is a great honor. This success was made possible by [...]

Krieger is the Deputy Chief Information Officer/G-6 of the Department of the Army. He is also a Senior Executive and has vast amount of experience in IT and Information Management. Additionally, Krieger has served in the U.S Army for 25 years in various positions. Prior to his role as Deputy CIO, he was the Principal [...]

The Heath and Human Services National Coordinator for Health IT, Dr. David Blumenthal, announced yesterday the launch of Health IT Buzz. This is a new blog that allows visitors to learn more about health IT. It also will serve as a place for different groups, such as providers, technology experts, consumers, and policy makers to [...]