The General Services Administration has announced the addition of three new members to the Technology Modernization Board, a group of government leaders and technology experts that oversee funding allocation for modernization projects and provide strategic guidance to federal agencies under the Technology Modernization Fund. The new board members will bring their expertise and extensive leadership experience in information technology, cybersecurity, procurement and financial management to TMF, GSA said Tuesday.
New TMF Board Members
Pritha Mehra from the U.S. Postal Service, Katherine Sickbert from the Federal Reserve Board and Matt Montaño from the National Park Service join the current seven-member TMF Board led by Clare Martorana, federal chief information officer and a Wash100 awardee.
Mehra serves as chief information officer and executive vice president of the USPS. In this role, she led large-scale digital transformation initiatives at the agency and played a major role in its rapid COVID test delivery program during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Sickbert is an associate director for Technology Strategy and Delivery and monetary affairs at the Federal Reserve. Before joining the government, she held leadership positions at technology companies Booz Allen Hamilton and Salesforce.
Montaño is the information chief of NPS. He previously served as director of GSA’s Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, where he led modernization and digital transformation programs across the federal government. He also held the CIO position at the National Eye Institute and Palo Alto Health Care System.
In a statement, Martorana pointed to TMF’s role in ensuring that critical agency missions are met.
“TMF investments are enabling agencies to deploy technology that is secure by design and secure by default, eliminate paper processes and reduce burden for customers and the federal workforce,” the TMF board chief stated. “Agencies receiving TMF investments are demonstrating that they can deliver exceptional government experiences for the public.”
