Chief Information Officers - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about chief information officers operating within government.
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Chief Information Officers - Archive
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Articles and resources about Chief Information Officers.
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Chief Information Officers - Australia
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Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to chief information officers in Australia.
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Chief Information Officers - Canada
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Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to Chief Information Officers in Canada.
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Chief Information Officers - United Kingdom - Archive
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Articles and resources about Chief Information Officers in the United Kingdom.
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Chief Information Officers Council - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about the Chief Information Officers Council (CIO Council) in the United States.
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National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) - United States - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) in the United States.
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Office of the Chief Information Officer - Victorian Government Agency Case Studies
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A collection of cases studies provided by the Office of the Chief Information Officer about significant Victorian Government ICT projects.
- New South Wales - Government Chief Information Office
- Part of the New South Wales Department of Commerce, the office is responsible for development of government-wide information communications and technology strategies in partnership with the CIO Executive Council and NSW Government Agencies.
- Taking a dual header approach to government ICT
- Government chief information officer Andy Nelson provides a warning for suppliers, a new twist on data centre rationalisation, and an update on the Cloudstore, by Mark Say. Guardian Professional, Monday 21 May 2012. "There is a theory that the government chief information officer's (CIO's) job is not what it used to be. Andy Nelson, in the post since January, is the second to take it on a part-time basis, combined with his role of CIO at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). But he says that he is doing most of the things that John Suffolk, the last person to hold the job full time, was doing two years ago..."
- NYC's New CIO Has Dual Role
- Major Bloomberg adds "innovation" to the job of the city's top tech executive, but project management remains a priority, By Therese Reger. Information Week, April 25, 2012. "New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday named Wall Street veteran Rahul Merchant the city's new CIO, taking over for Carole Post, who served as commissioner of New York's Department of IT and Telecommunications (DoITT) for the past two years.
With a staff of 1,200, Merchant takes on responsibility for the city's sprawling IT operations, as well as its efforts to be a center of technology innovation..."
- PM advisory group recommends increasing powers of govt CIO
- Christchurch recovery could be testbed for more online access, By Stephen Bell - Wellington. Computerworld, Friday, 16 March, 2012. "An advisory-group report on boosting efficiency in the public service recommends increased powers for the office of the Government CIO.
In addition to driving the standardisation in ICT among government agencies, the CIO should be given 'the ability to directly influence or even control the ICT budgets of agencies would be required,' says the report, which was released at the same time as Prime Minister John Key’s speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on the creating a more efficient public service..."
- Q&A: AGIMO CIO, Ann Steward
- Steward talks about her role, the work she is doing on the Australia.gov.au website and Cloud opportunities in government, by Rebecca Merrett. CIO, 22 February, 2012. "Ann Steward has been chief information officer of the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) since 2006. Steward spoke to CIO Australia about her role and the work she is doing on the Australia.gov.au website, as well Cloud opportunities in government..."
- Queensland GCIO makes tough calls on policy
- By Shahida Sweeney. FutureGov, 17 February 2012. "Professor Peter Grant, Queensland's Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO), says the state's ICT strategy will support responsible government. His current role involves fine-tuning Queensland's whole-of-government ICT direction...
Queensland's CEO-style model of ICT governance differs from GCIOs in other states. 'In the past, we were linked to another agency; now we stand as a single group, supported by over 100 staff.'..."
- Peter Grant: I'm not like other Govt CIOs
- Turning Queensland IT around. By John Hilvert. ITNews, January 12, 2012. "Incoming Queensland Government chief information officer (GCIO) is adamant that his position should not be confused with that of other GCIOs - or with his previous tenure in the role.
Speaking to iTnews in one of his first interviews, Peter Grant distinguished his current role from the GCIO post he held for the Queensland Government between 2005-2008 and also spelt out his main agenda for the year ahead..."
- HK appoints new GCIO
- By Clarice Africa. FutureGov, 22 November 2011. "On 3 January, 2012 Daniel Lai, the former Head of IT in MTR Corporation, will be the fourth Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) of Hong Kong, following the successes of Stephen Mak, who has been standing in for the GCIO post since Jeremy Godfrey vacated the post February this year..."
- Qld picks new whole of government CIO
- Written by Renai LeMay. DeLimiter, Wednesday, November 30, 2011. "The Queensland State Government has appointed a new whole of government chief information officer, with industry insiders naming former state CIO Peter Grant as the most likely candidate to have returned to the role.
The state has been looking for a new whole of government chief information officer since at least late July, when Premier Anna Bligh publicly flagged plans to hire a new executive for what is slated to be a drastically expanded role with powers to resolve the state government’s legion of technology headaches..."
- CenITex wants a CIO again
- By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, November 22nd, 2011. "Victorian shared services agency CenITex is on the hunt for a chief information officer, two years after it dissolved the position.
According to the advertisement, CenITex wants an executive to manage, develop and implement the company's business systems, applications and information architecture, as well as make sure CenITex has access to the necessary IT infrastructure to do their jobs. The executive will also contribute to CenITex's IT strategy and budget..."
- Federal Chief Information Officers: Opportunities Exist to Improve Role in Information Technology Management - GAO-11-634
- Government Accountability Office, September 15, 2011. "The federal government invests billions in information technology (IT) each year to help agencies accomplish their missions. Federal law, particularly the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, has defined the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) as the focal point for IT management within agencies. Given the longstanding challenges the government faces in managing IT and the continued importance of the CIO, GAO was asked to (1) determine the current roles and responsibilities of CIOs, (2) determine what potential modifications to the Clinger-Cohen Act and related laws could be made to enhance CIOs' authority and effectiveness, and (3) identify key lessons learned by CIOs in managing IT. To do this, GAO administered a questionnaire to 30 CIOs, compared responses to legislative requirements and the results of a 2004 GAO study, interviewed current CIOs, convened a panel of former agency CIOs, and spoke with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Federal CIO..."
- The Changing Role of Federal Chief Information Officers
- Posted by Steven VanRoekel. Open Government Initiative Blog, August 8, 2011. "Today, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum (PDF) that lays out key responsibilities and authorities for Agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs). These authorities will enable CIOs to reduce the number of wasteful duplicative systems, simplify services for the American people, and deliver more effective information technology [IT] to support their agency's mission..."
- Chief Information Officer Authorities - in pdf format (133kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Office of Management and Budget, Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies M-1l-29, August 8, 2011. "In December 2010, the Administration released the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology (IT) Management.l The reforms are focused on eliminating barriers that get in the way of effectively managing IT programs throughout the Federal government. Too many Federal IT projects have run over budget, fallen behind schedule, or failed to deliver promised functionality, hampering agency missions and wasting taxpayer dollars.
As the Federal government implements the reform agenda, it is changing the role of Agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs) away from just policymaking and infrastructure maintenance, to encompass true portfolio management for all IT. This will enable CIOs to focus on delivering IT solutions that support the mission and business effectiveness of their agencies and overcome bureaucratic impediments to deliver enterprise-wide solutions. This memo is designed to clarify the primary area of responsibility for Agency CIOs throughout the government, as identified in the IT Reform Plan..."
- Steven VanRoekel will succeed Kundra as US CIO
- VanRoekel was managing director of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, by John Ribeiro (IDG News Service). Computerworld, 4 August, 2011. "Steven VanRoekel, formerly managing director at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, will succeed Vivek Kundra as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. federal government, The New York Times reports.
VanRoekel joined in June as executive director for citizen and organizational engagement at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on detail from his position as managing director of the FCC.
An announcement of his appointment as CIO is planned for Thursday, the newspaper said..."
- Queensland CIO appointment and why Bligh should be worried
- Gartner warns the Queensland government of possible pitfalls, by Lisa Banks. CIO, 1 August, 2011. "With the newly created role of CIO for the Queensland government having been advertised over the weekend, analyst firm Gartner warned the Bligh government to take heed of the lessons learned by previous state CIO appointments..."
This category last updated: 22 May 2012