Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: FDA’s Vid Desai
Vid Desai Chief Information Officer, Food and Drug Administration With over 30 years of IT experience and as FDA’s CIO in the Office of Digital Transformation, Vid Desai leads the agency’s IT strategy, enterprise IT, data management and cybersecurity. His office oversees all FDA IT spending of over $750 million. One of Desai’s biggest, most
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Cyber Command’s Col. Candice Frost
Col. Candice Frost Joint Intelligence Operations Center Commander, U.S. Cyber Command Col. Candice Frost was encouraged that her organization played a crucial role in supporting operations in Ukraine by assisting CYBERCOM in partnering with other intelligence community organizations. This collaboration helped the teams who worked with Ukraine to bolster their cyber defenses. Additionally, she partnered
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: GSA’s Laura Stanton
Laura Stanton Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA The Office of Information Technology Category, within GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, delivers flexible IT solutions and services that support agency missions. ITC saves customers almost $2 billion each year and is responsible for facilitating almost $34 billion in government IT spending. “I’m
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser
Cynthia Kaiser Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Since joining the FBI’s Cyber Division in 2017, Cynthia Kaiser has been instrumental in improving FBI information sharing and collaboration with the private sector and government officials. She has worked to make these efforts robust, proactive and effective in deterring malicious cyber actors. These efforts have included increased public
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Air Force’s Winston Beauchamp
Winston Beauchamp Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of the Air Force The future fight requires a digital foundation the nation’s warfighters can rely on, now and in the future. As the Department of the Air Force deputy chief information officer, Winston Beauchamp is working on making changes in the IT enterprise to deliver capabilities to
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: CIA’s Lakshmi Raman
Lakshmi Raman Director of Artificial Intelligence, CIA As the director of artificial intelligence for the CIA, Lakshmi Raman is mandated to champion, orchestrate, integrate and mature AI activities across the organization. “My current position is both the greatest challenge of my career as well as the most rewarding,” she said. “I am helping the CIA
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Army’s Charneta Samms
Charneta Samms Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command As the first chief technology officer of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Charneta Samms and her team are challenging conventional thinking in their approach to science and technology development for the Army. Samms is excited about the team’s recent efforts to establish
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Labor Department’s Gundeep Ahluwalia
Gundeep Ahluwalia Chief Information Officer, Labor Department “My strongest achievement is putting the right people and processes in place to serve America’s workers,” said Gundeep Ahluwalia. “People are the necessary ingredient for success and seeing what we’ve accomplished thus far makes me excited to see what we can do in the years’ ahead.” Ahluwalia is
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: PTO’s Scott Beliveau
Scott Beliveau Branch Chief of Advanced Analytics, Patent and Trademark Office Innovation is a major contributor to the U.S. economy, accounting for over 41% of the gross domestic product and employing one-third of the workforce. It is vital to job creation, promoting economic prosperity and solving some of the world’s biggest problems. Innovation never sleeps
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Army’s Chandra Donelson
Chandra Donelson Deputy Chief Data Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Army Since starting with the Department of Army, Chandra Donelson has done more than wrangle data; she has championed rapid change, synchronized operations to technology, and created a vast partner ecosystem across government, industry and academia. Donelson has had several
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: VA’s Michael Parrish
Michael Parrish Chief Acquisition Officer; Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction; Department of Veterans Affairs Michael Parrish’s major accomplishment was leading the development of VA Pathfinder, a new digital tool that enables anyone to do business or innovate with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Launched in June 2022, Pathfinder helps
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: State Department’s Kelly Fletcher
Kelly Fletcher Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Information Resource Management, State Department Kelly Fletcher is proud to have been part of teams that have achieved significant acquisition successes. They are driving modernization and improving user experience across the enterprise by partnering with industry at both the Defense Department and the State Department. Fletcher was involved
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: DOD’s Dr. Kristen Alexander
Dr. Kristen Alexander Chief Learning and Artificial Intelligence Officer; Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Emerging Technologies; Director, Operational Test and Evaluation; Office of the Secretary of Defense; Defense Department Dr. Kristen Alexander’s assessments of Defense Department systems and services through the Defense Acquisition System helped make sound acquisition decisions. This led to the delivery of proven
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: GSA’s David Shive
David Shive Chief Information Officer, General Services Administration Being the GSA CIO has been one of David Shive’s most fulfilling career achievements. He has observed the CIO role at GSA shift from service provider to strategic partner in delivering products and services to customers. “At GSA, we approach IT delivery like running a business,” he
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: OPM’s Melvin Brown
Melvin Brown Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management Melvin Brown’s major accomplishment was solving the problems of an aging workforce and a shortage of early-career talent to replace them. Within his organization – the Office of the CIO – nearly 28% of the employees are retirement-eligible. This is the highest of any office
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: VA’s Laura Prietula
Laura Prietula Deputy Chief Information Officer, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, Department of Veterans Affairs “My biggest recent achievement was balancing my health, love of learning, and commitment to our nation’s veterans all with the same level of energy and zeal they deserve,” said Laura Prietula. “I have now been cancer free for over
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Air Force’s Jason Bonci
Jason Bonci Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of the Air Force Jason Bonci’s most significant recent achievement was publishing the DAF zero trust and ICAM roadmaps. These plans were developed in collaboration with experts and stakeholders from the department, and are a crucial product for the CIO office. They have
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: Energy Department’s Ann Dunkin
Ann Dunkin Chief Information Officer, Energy Department As CIO of the Energy Department, Ann Dunkin’s biggest recent achievement was convening cybersecurity researchers from across the department to discuss and share their work to improve resilience against cybersecurity threats. As noted by participants, it is rare that vast knowledge across Energy is brought together in one
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023: OPM’s Guy Cavallo
Guy Cavallo Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management Guy Cavallo made a big impact on OPM in his 20th year as a federal employee. He helped make the agency a top federal IT organization, which is now helping 2.1 million federal employees and 2.6 million retirees through digital transformation. Cavallo’s leadership has transformed OPM
Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch in 2023
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