Deputy Federal CIO on Fate of Trump-era IT Policies – By Aaron Boyd (Nextgov) / Mar 23 2021
The incoming Biden administration and outgoing Trump administration both made modernizing the federal government’s IT infrastructure a priority. But the nascent Biden presidency has yet to make its mark on a host of Trump-era IT policies and programs.
The Biden administration recently appointed its first federal chief information officer, Clare Martorana, who, once up to speed on all active programs and ongoing issues, will set the IT agenda for the rest of government.
But improving federal technology tends to be one of the last truly nonpartisan issues in Washington, and Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat believes that extends to the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.
In a recent interview with Nextgov, Roat highlighted some short-term objectives for federal IT modernization and spoke to the fate of several initiatives held over from the last administration.
