{"id":17187,"date":"2018-05-04T17:56:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T17:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/04\/cios-have-to-be-more-than-it-experts-says-federal-tech-lead\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:46:49","slug":"cios-have-to-be-more-than-it-experts-says-federal-tech-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/daily-brief\/2018\/05\/04\/cios-have-to-be-more-than-it-experts-says-federal-tech-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"CIOs have to be more than IT experts, says federal tech lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is no longer enough for government chief information officers to only be good at technology, they must also have strong management and leadership chops, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/leadership\/2018\/01\/26\/white-house-nominates-federal-cio\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">federal CIO Suzette Kent.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am not here for my great coding skills and neither are many of our CIOs,\u201d Kent said, speaking at a Foreign Affairs Live event May 3, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCIOs are expected to not only have technology skills, but they have to be leaders, and they have to have a broad set of management capabilities. In the private sector, the role of the CIO has already evolved. CIOs are part of the leadership team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kent, the administration, legislators and American public expect the government to be able to incorporate technology into its services in the same ways the private sector already uses it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt should be expected, as all of these factors change, there is a change in the role of the CIO, the [chief information security officer] and their entire technology teams. What we expect them to be able to do has to be a critical part of that overall transformation,\u201d Kent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kent, for the CIO to be truly effective agencies need to make sure that the position has the authority, accountability and budget to accomplish the kinds of sweeping changes that government needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to close the gap between the people who are setting the vision and the people who have to deliver on that vision,\u201d Kent said, adding that CIOs need to be provided a \u201cseat at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CIO authority has been a central aspect of IT change at agencies for the past few years, with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/federal-oversight\/congress\/2017\/11\/16\/agencies-stumble-on-old-and-new-fitara-requirements\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard <\/a>measuring the CIO\u2019s ability to report to senior agency leadership as a key metric for agency IT success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many agencies score well in CIO authorities, though NASA, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Defense all received F\u2019s in that category on the most recent scorecard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kent also noted that government spending on technology has been \u201clargely flat\u201d for the past four years, which makes it difficult to phase out old systems and phase in the new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legislation like the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/it-networks\/2017\/12\/12\/mgt-signed-into-law-central-fund-money-still-in-question\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Modernizing Government Technology [MGT] Act<\/a> has sought to give agencies the budget kick they need, with working capital funds within agencies giving CIOs the ability to save money over multiple fiscal years and a governmentwide technology modernization fund acting as a loan service for innovative IT projects. 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