CIOC BLOG

Richard Spires
February 08, 2013
DHS Launches Career Guidance for IT Professionals

Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced the first guidance document of its kind for the IT workforce: IT Career Path—You are IT! This guidance provides employees with the framework to navigate the enterprise’s complex IT landscape to experience …

Matthew E. Perry
January 30, 2013
CIO Council Launches Annual IT Job Shadow Day Efforts; Seeks Participating Agencies & Schools

Matthew E. Perry, Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management

Attracting and hiring top IT talent into the Federal service is a top priority for Federal managers and recruiters.  As the Chief Information Officer for the nation’s top recruiting department,  the U.S. Office of Personnel Management,  I am pleased to …

Malcolm D. Jackson
January 17, 2013
CIO Council Releases Updated Clinger-Cohen Core Competencies & Learning Objectives

Malcolm D. Jackson, Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer, Environmental Protection Agency

I am pleased to announce that the CIO Council has released an updated version of its Clinger-Cohen Core Competencies and Learning Objectives document, which is used as the foundation for IT course and curriculum development, as well as the development …

CIO Council
December 14, 2012
CIO Council Releases New Recommendations on Standardized Digital Privacy Controls

CIO Council

The CIO Council has released new recommendations today under the Digital Government Strategy (Strategy) concerning standardized digital privacy controls (Milestone 10.3). In helping to create a government for the 21st Century, the Strategy recognizes that Federal agencies, as good data stewards, must adopt strong privacy, …

CIO Council
December 11, 2012
CIO Council Report on Barriers, Gaps, & Opportunities for Government Use of Mobile Technology

CIO Council

The CIO Council has released a new report today under the Digital Government Strategy that details the use of mobile technology in the Federal Government (Milestone Action #10.2). The report will help inform efforts to accelerate the secure adoption of …

Robert Brese
November 09, 2012
Department of Energy Implements APIs in the Cloud

Robert Brese, Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy

As part of the Digital Strategy,  the Department of Energy is making more high-value data sets available through Application Program Interfaces (APIs) – helping programmers develop new opportunities, services and products for citizens. Additionally, these data sets and APIs are …

Richard Spires
October 10, 2012
“Uncommon” Common Operating Pictures

Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Geospatial information technologies have moved from the domain of experts to the fingertips of anyone with internet access and a question that involves “where?” Many people use a computer, smartphone, or a car’s navigation system to find the closest ATM, …

CIO Council
September 18, 2012
CIO.gov Gets a Refresh

CIO Council

Today, we are releasing a beta version of the new and improved website for the Federal CIO Council – CIO.gov. We have redesigned the site from top to bottom, improving its navigation and functionality and giving it a complete overhaul …