Health care company changes hands again Oct 24, 2009
Billy Padilla, front, is chief information officer. Related News. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Navy grapples with 'relentless pace' of technology change Oct 24, 2009
The pace of change is relentless, said Dave Wennergren, former Navy chief information officer and current deputy DOD CIO. Wennergren spoke today on a panel organized by the Washington, DC, chapter of AFCEA.. Wennergren cautioned that as the Navy moves toward implementing next-generation information technology, certain ideals must be kept in mind. (FCW.com)
Microsoft Unveils Windows 7 Oct 23, 2009
"People like it," said Michael Capone, chief information officer for payroll services firm ADP, pointing out its quick start-up time and good user interface ... "In the surveys that we've done about half the CIOs (chief information officers) indicated that they would just use Windows 7 on existing PCs as opposed to replace the entire hardware," said Barnicle. (Datamation)
Teamwork takes center-stage at GCN Awards Gala Oct 23, 2009
Its a team sport, being a CIO, said , Navy Department chief information officer, who was honored as Defense IT Executive of the Year. Carey, who started his government career in the Army, talked about the critical nature of IT in serving the men and women on the battlefield. (FCW.com)
Senate passes DHS IT funding increase Oct 22, 2009
39 million for DHS' Office of the Chief Information Officer compared with $272. 17 million for 2009. (FCW.com)
Federal student aid data isn't secure, IG says Oct 22, 2009
The FSA Chief Operating Officer and the Department Chief Information Officer must improve security controls over the certification and accreditation process for information systems to adequately protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of department systems and the data residing in the systems, Charles Coe, the department's assistant inspector general, wrote in the report. Education officials generally agreed with the findings and recommendations. (FCW.com)
Government opens data to public Oct 22, 2009
Mr Kundra is Chief Information Officer in the US. The American site, while not yet comprehensive, is already up and running, with improvements fuelled by user feedback. US citizens can either view the data completely raw, or they can access widgets and other tools provided by the site to create their own charts, maps or snapshots of specific information. (BBC News -- Technology)
The 'browser mafia' must lead the IT revolution Oct 21, 2009
Those in the skunk works of a bureaucracy in chief information officer shops, tech offices and other oddball bureaus put their time and effort into attempting to steer their organizations in a different direction, with IT as the core component of their agenda. Some organizations are more open to new ideas than others. (FCW.com)
VA and industry join to develop health record strategy Oct 21, 2009
VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker wants guidance on how to modernize the architecture for VistA with the goal of possibly deploying it to a wider community. The VA hasn't decided whether to proceed with such a deployment. (FCW.com)
Top government IT projects honored Oct 20, 2009
Rapid Reaction Technology Office, Director, Defense Research & Engineering, Defense Technical Information Center, Defense Department Chief Information Officer -- DOD Techipedia Team for the DODTechipedia Suite of Services. Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget -- Data. (FCW.com)
Lender to offer smart-phone banking Oct 20, 2009
In early 2008, Chionsini left a position as chief information officer at to launch LLC an IT consulting company specializing in helping health care professionals plan for their transition to using EHRs. By 2015, the federal government will mandate that all physicians use EHRs. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Keshavfinds nichefor growth Oct 20, 2009
You can get a definitive answer to a question right away, says Michael Eastman, chief information officer for , which has used Keshav s services in the past. Eastman says Keshav employees are courteous and polite, and adds that the firm s administration was easy to work with. (Triangle Business Journal)
Knapp aims to boost efficiency, increase funds Oct 20, 2009
Martin co-chairs the Learning group with Chief Information Officer Dave Steinour and the Business Processes group will be led by Senior Associate Vice President for Finance Dave Lawlor and Director of Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration Kathy Newcomer. "The Business Processes group is looking at the administrative and operational side of the University," Martin said. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Officials raise concerns over Madison IT security Oct 20, 2009
UW-Milwaukee removes departed employees IT access within just a few days, according to Chief Information Officer Bruce Maas ... However, Ron Kraemer, chief information officer for UW-Madison, responded that he was not familiar in depth with [the] particular project. (The Digital Cardinal, WI)
Stimulus reporting comes in fits and starts Oct 17, 2009
HUD might not be alone, said Eric Gillespie, chief information officer at Onvia, which is tracking stimulus spending as a marketing project. Everyone is going to have these issues. (FCW.com)
Brambles boss begins executive shake-up Oct 17, 2009
The appointment of Jim Infinger as chief information officer yesterday signals further shake-ups ahead for Brambles' senior hierarchy once Mr Gorman takes over on November 1 ... Brambles has been looking for a chief information officer for several months, and Mr Gorman was one of the executives who interviewed Mr Infinger. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Somerville to borrow for new software system Oct 17, 2009
Karthik Viswanathan, the city s chief information officer, said the city s current system is often down, which leads to wasted time and annoyed citizens. Right now we re completely tied down because of the aged system we have, he said. (Somerville Journal, MA)
DOD finds knowledge management a tricky fit Oct 17, 2009
If you think youve [succeeded in knowledge management], you arent doing knowledge management, said Robert Neilson, knowledge management adviser at the office of the Army Chief Information Officer. There is no timeline. (FCW.com)
CAC information assurance manager wins award Oct 16, 2009
Davin Knolton, CAC chief information officer, nominated Pearson for the award for his work on the Information Security Workforce Improvement Initiative, a program focused on shaping the workforce to respond and protect the network. "Austin is a superior employee. He really understands and takes to heart the mission that has to be done, and he takes great care and concern on the employees," Knolton said. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
DHS agencies don't sustain info security programs, IG says Oct 16, 2009
The IG recommended DHS chief information officer. Improve the departments Information Security Offices review process to ensure POA&Ms for all systems are complete, accurate and current. (FCW.com)
Cyber warfare: Sound the alarm or move ahead in stride? Oct 16, 2009
Timothy OBryant, a staff officer at the Office of the Army Chief Information Officer. We need to synchronize our efforts and figure out the lanes [of communication] and eliminate redundancies. (FCW.com)
Lockheed realigns, names Kubasik president and COO Oct 16, 2009
In the new organizational alignment, Lockheed Martins four business area executive vice presidents, the senior vice president of Operations and Program Management and the chief information officer and vice president of Enterprise Business Services will report to Kubasik. This new structure puts our businesses, their more than 3,000 programs, and the institutional mechanisms for improvement under Chriss operational oversight, Stevens said. (FCW.com)
Agilex adds Chapman as VP to boost health care sector Oct 16, 2009
Chapman also has served as chief information officer at HHS and as acting CIO at the Food and Drug Administration. While at HHS, Chapman spearheaded the establishment of the Federal Health Architecture as part of the Presidents Management Agenda. (FCW.com)
Does 'early and often' work for software? Oct 16, 2009
Were believers, said Gene Sullivan, NASA's associate chief information officer for enterprise portfolio management. The agency's enterprise operations moved exclusively to agile development after officials compared error-tracking logs of traditional projects to early efforts using agile development. (FCW.com)
Police Rules on Privacy Tweaked Oct 15, 2009
Before the IG report, police officials assigned privacy issues to the department s chief information officer. But he didn t oversee a privacy program as Farley will, Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said. (Roll Call)
10 Questions for Newton's mayoral candidates Oct 15, 2009
A chief financial officer and a chief information officer will assist in implementing innovations in fiscal management and data collection. Setti Warren: I would be open to restructuring any department that helps optimize city operations, and I have mentioned the need to look at snow-removal duplication and overlap in building maintenance between municipal and school operations. (Newton Tab, MA)
Glaxo makes PJ its global IT hub Oct 14, 2009
Chief information officer Bill Louv told a media briefing yesterday that the centre was part of the companys strategic priority to grow a diversified, global business. From left: GlaxoSmithKline director for global IT centre operations (Asia-Pacific and emerging markets) Alison Dyer, Bill Louv and Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai at the opening of the global IT centre. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Google Apps Wins Big Customer Oct 14, 2009
"Today we have over 40 different systems which vary from open source systems to Microsoft Exchange to other complex arrangements, hosted both internally and externally," chief information officer Bryan Kinsella told Reuters in an interview on Monday. "We looked very carefully at rolling out server-based standard solutions and 15-18 months ago we looked at delivering the solution via the cloud.". (Datamation)
Adobe Adds More Flash to LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Oct 13, 2009
Adobe LiveCycle ES2 is an ideal complement to our business process automation efforts," said Rainer Hahn, chief information officer for personal services telekom at Deutsche Telekom. "With the latest release, we anticipate even greater efficiencies in automating processes that touch our employees, partners, and customers. Adobe LiveCycle ES2 is flexible and easy-to-use, enabling us to quickly transform some of our most complex business processes. (IntranetJournal)
AMH gets a sneak peek of the future Oct 13, 2009
Sam Tenney / The Citizen From left, Erin Foley, practice administrator for Auburn Memorial Medical Services and Chris Ryan, chief information officer for Auburn Memorial Hospital, listen as Kimberly Cheeseman-Layton, a solution account manager for Cisco Systems Inc., speaks about the advantages of updated communication networks Monday afternoon ... Chris Ryan, chief information officer for AMH, said the hospital is working closely with Cisco to build an infrastructure that will help provide... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Looking Back at 1998-1999 Oct 12, 2009
At the same time, Georgetown created two new executive positions, provost and chief information officer. These positions were filled by Dorothy Brown and Dave Lambert, respectively. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
TBTF announces award finalists Oct 10, 2009
Staci Cross, Patricia K. Gehant and Dusty Williams were nominated for chief information officer of the year for the sixth annual Industry Achievement Awards. Cross is the chief information officer for the Bradenton city government ... Gehant is director of information technology for of Pinellas County, and Williams is chief information officer for LLC.. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
NC Transit Receives Alternative Energy Funding Oct 10, 2009
"Our proposal to invest in these technologies will decrease our utility costs and support our mission to be a greener transportation alternative for our communities," said Angela Miller, the NCTD's chief information officer. The NCTD provides transportation to more than 12 million passengers a year on its BREEZE buses, COASTER trains and SPRINTER light rail system. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
IG faults HUD for stimulus law reporting problems Oct 9, 2009
HUD did not complete required security and privacy documents before or during the early phase of system development," Do wrote. As a result, HUD officials could not ensure that all security controls were in place, implemented correctly, and operating as intended. The report recommends that HUD ensure that system's owners develop a system security plan, privacy impact assessment and risk assessment early in the development process. The department agreed with most of the recommendations and... (FCW.com)
Navy lays course for Second Fleet migration to NMCI Oct 9, 2009
Working under tight restrictions and timelines, the coordination between the organizations involved in transitioning the systems to NMCI worked out extremely well," he said. First of a kind The C2F MOC is the first to be built using NMCI's infrastructure. NMCI is also providing interoperability between the fleets networks and NMCI to maintain and improve command and control capabilities. C2F also moved its unclassified network into NMCI. About 1,000 users, 74 applications and 20 systems were... (FCW.com)
Some troubled VA projects face cancellation Oct 9, 2009
VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said today the agency is making good progress, but he declined to go into greater detail while speaking at a breakfast hosted by market research firm Input. The projects that have restarted have the resources to succeed and all will be managed to tight milestones, he said. (FCW.com)
Marine Corps wants green IT partnership with Army, industry Oct 9, 2009
The Marine Corps wants the Army to help the Corps develop information technology systems that would benefit forces in combat, according to James Craft, deputy chief information officer for the Marine Corps. Craft said he wants to collaborate with the Army to lessen the logistical loads for soldiers and Marines in the field, including updated technology to substitute for the heavy batteries and generator fuel that service members carry for networking equipment. (FCW.com)
VA completes first phase of daunting health records program, CIO says Oct 9, 2009
The Veterans Affairs Department has completed work on the first phase of the Lifetime Virtual Electronic Record and is now preparing to put the records on a national health exchange platform, VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said today. Baker also said that the department is "making good progress" on evaluating, and in some cases restarting, the 45 information technology projects he temporarily halted in June, but he avoided going into detail. (FCW.com)
Cox's Hatfield Replaces Bowick On SCTE Foundation Board Oct 8, 2009
Hatfield joined Cox as chief information officer in January 1996. He took over management of the operator's consolidated technology group in December 2008 and officially assumed the CTO spot in June. (Multichannel News)
State begins 'transparent' Web site process Oct 8, 2009
But state Chief Information Officer Robert von Wolffradt said state officials are now working to significantly expand the amount of online information about the inner workings of state agencies. The Web site includes links to information on, among other things, tax distributions, budgets, payments, investments and state agencies' annual reports. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Take a Virtual Space Station Spacewalk Oct 8, 2009
"It's all about getting the next generation excited about space exploration," said Chris Kemp, chief information officer at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. "Players, or 'astronauts,' can virtually navigate their way through mission critical tasks. This game provides players a sense of the magnitude of complexity and thrill associated with NASA missions.". (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Incepture names Franklin president Oct 7, 2009
Earnie Franklin took over Sept. 28, coming to Incepture from TriServ Alliance LLC, where he served as senior vice president and chief information officer. Before that Franklin served in various leadership positions with. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
New tools for flysaa.com Oct 7, 2009
It is in addition to other online products launched recently by SAA which seek to allow customers to take control of their travel experience from start to finish without hassle, says Mike Re, SAA Chief Information Officer. Since launching online booking on flysaa. (iAfrica.com)
Ink not needed Oct 7, 2009
A patient's medical history is far more complex than a person's financial statement, for example, says John Halamka, chief information officer at Harvard Medical School ... "We've been saying that we're five years away from electronic medical records for the past 40 years," says Stephanie Reel, chief information officer at in Baltimore. (USA Today)
Agencies face tough questions on how to deploy cloud computing Oct 7, 2009
Security issues, data privacy, the acquisition process, standards and service-level agreements were among the chief issues that feds grappled with when thinking about cloud deployment, said Peter Tseronis, deputy associate chief information officer for the Energy Department, and head of the advisory council ... In another session, General Services Administration Chief Information Officer Casey Coleman advised that the software-as-a-service offered on Apps. (FCW.com)
Commerce neglects its IT security workforce: inspector general Oct 7, 2009
Commerce officials said the National Institute of Science and Technology already has a leadership role on the Federal Chief Information Officer Council, as a member of the IT workforce committee. On that committee, its representatives can confront the governmentwide problem of developing a workforce with greater understanding of IT system security. (FCW.com)
Verizon Shakes Up Wireline Businesses Oct 6, 2009
Executives continuing in their current roles but now reporting to Seidenberg are: Virginia Services Operations president Virginia Ruesterholz; chief technology officer Richard Lynch; and chief information officer Shaygan Kheradpir. More Content. (Multichannel News)
MTN launches annual week celebration Oct 6, 2009
Mr Mazen Mroue, Chief Information Officer, MTN, said the celebration would afford management and staff the opportunity to showcase their lead role in the telecommunication industry by maintaining their marketing leadership. 5 Oct. 09. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cerner Receives FDA Clearance for Fetal Monitoring Solution Oct 6, 2009
"The Cerner FetaLink(TM) solution allows us to capture critical data about a woman's pregnancy within the electronic health record so clinicians can make informed decisions to protect the health of the baby and mother," said Joan Hicks, chief information officer at UAB Hospital, a testing partner for the Cerner FetaLink solution. "The ability for providers to view this critical data in real-time not only in the hospital, but also in a clinic or remotely from the physician's home, will help us... (Primezone Releases)
Federal CIO continues push for standards to enable interoperability Oct 3, 2009
Creating more interoperable systems across federal, state and local governments greatly depends on establishing standards and building information technology systems that adhere to those standards, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said today. Steps taken by the to create standards could be a government-wide model, Kundra said at a NIEM training event in Baltimore. (FCW.com)
How green is your data? Oct 3, 2009
When we first consolidated in 2006, we spent a lot of time re-architecting the data storage and putting in tiered storage, said Dugan Petty, Oregons chief information officer. The data center chose a mix of disk storage and virtual tape libraries. (FCW.com)
SBLHC receives recognition for electronic records system Oct 2, 2009
The designation is based on a hospital becoming nearly paperless with its medical records, and SBLHC wants to ensure access to the records on a timely basis, explained Mike DeLuca, SBLHC vice president and chief information officer. We ve been focused all along on operating from a patient perspective, he said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
GSA plans $100M contract to consolidate acquisition environment Oct 1, 2009
Vivek Kundra, federal chief information officer, told the Senate that the Integrated Acquisition Environment will improve data quality, access and usability. GSA is engaged in a rearchitecting and consolidation of IAE to develop the integrated procurement platform of the future, Kundra said at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's ad hoc subcommittee on contracting oversight Sept. 29. (FCW.com)
NASA to update schedule for coming IT acquisitions Oct 1, 2009
The agency had said that some request for proposals (RFPs) could be out as early as Sept. 22, but revised that timeline after NASA named Linda Cureton to be the agencys new chief information officer earlier this month. In order to ensure that she has adequate time to review final requests for proposals (RFPs) for the I3P contracts, NASA is not planning to issue the RFPs until additional reviews are conducted by NASA executive management, NASA said in a notice dated Sept. 22. (FCW.com)
Maximum Spectrum Sep 30, 2009
Hatfield, formerly Cox's chief information officer, took over management of the consolidated technology group in December 2008. He officially assumed the CTO spot in June, with the retirement of Chris Bowick, the longtime cable technologist who initiated the Extendable Optical Network (EON) project centered on the 1-GHz upgrade. (Multichannel News)
Worldcolor Makes Three Senior Management Appointments Sep 30, 2009
MONTREAL, CANADA--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2009) - Worldcolor (TSX: - ; TSX: - ) is pleased to announce the appointments of John V. Howard, Jr. as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Robert L. Sell as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and the promotion of Ben Schwartz to Executive Vice President, Human Resources ... He has served as the Chief Information Officer for several international companies including, Moore Corporation, Moore Wallace, Coors... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Retooled Recovery.gov site praised, panned Sep 30, 2009
They have clearly changed the front end in a way that is much more citizen-savvy, said Eric Gillespie, chief information officer for Onvia. a private company that sponsors the Recovery. (FCW.com)
CipherOptics eyes big exit with new execs Sep 30, 2009
No longer with the company are former CEO Ron Willis, former Chief Information Officer David Allen and Richard Schell, who served as CFO and senior vice president of operations. Doherty declined to give specifics on the executives' departure, saying only that the previous management team resigned. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Hurry up and wait Sep 30, 2009
Now comes President Barack Obama, the embodiment of supreme self-confidence in the White House, and his pioneering chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, whos clearly becoming the personification of innovation in government. Kundra, with some fanfare, has just unveiled Apps. (FCW.com)
Huttig cuts executives salaries 10% Sep 26, 2009
Chief Information Officer Brian Robinson, $179,550, down from $199,500. Vice President of Internal Audit Rick Baltz, $171,000, down from $190,000. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
TechM, IBM, TCS in race for $400-mn Sistema deal Sep 25, 2009
A final decision on the deal is expected to be taken by the year-end, said Rajeev Batra, chief information officer of SSTL. He confirmed that these three IT companies were in the reckoning for the contract, but did not confirm the value of the contract. Also Read. (India Times)
Outsourcing some services could be risky Sep 25, 2009
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency recently issued a draft seeking a contractor to handle disaster preparations for the office of its chief information officer, and the move has raised eyebrows and questions. According to the statement, ICE is willing to pay as much as $25 million a year for services that include developing, building and maintaining plans and materials for a comprehensive disaster recovery organization that minimizes disruptions during disasters. (FCW.com)
Fresno Unified OKs Quinto promotion Sep 24, 2009
Peri Lynn Turnbull, Fresno Unified School District's $162,000-a-year chief information officer, is resigning. Michael Hanson, district superintendent, said Turnbull notified him recently she will be leaving but her last day has not been determined. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
TIC initiative gathers speed Sep 24, 2009
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has given agencies until Sept. 25 to report to the Office of Management and Budget and the Homeland Security Department on their plans, progress and milestones in implementing the Trusted Internet Connections initiative. The memo to federal CIOs, dated Sept. 17, asks agencies to notify OMB and DHS how they will implement TIC requirements. (FCW.com)
Where is Where.gov? Sep 24, 2009
Vivek Kundra and Aneesh Chopra, our new federal chief information officer and chief technology officer, respectively, are barnstorming the country advocating the rapid transformation to a government that uses open standards and cloud computing. I couldnt agree more. (FCW.com)
