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Department of Homeland Security

DHS hires new CISO; Former cloud security lead lands new job

DHS named Hemant Baidwan as its new chief information security officer and ZScaler hired former acting director of FedRAMP Brian Conrad.

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DoD Cloud Exchange 2024: OSD’s Danielle Metz on moving from ‘fiefdoms’ to coherent IT enterprise

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(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS names new deputy CIO after current one to retire in March

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(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million  via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

OMB tells agencies to target the use of special salary rate

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Social Security

As SSA IT modernization hits its stride, leadership launches a reorg of the CIO’s office

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HHS CIO Mathias moving to engineering role at NASA

Jennifer Wendell, the Department of Health and Human Services deputy CIO, will serve as acting CIO until a permanent one is hired.

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Three data and AI challenges government CIOs must get right

With the pace of technological innovation rapidly accelerating and a growing landscape of data and AI applications, government CIOs must learn how to leverage innovations in both the public and private sectors, decide which of their technology investments should be kept and which need replacement, and determine how to ensure their teams are set up for success. 

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