Carol Harris, Director of Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues at GAO, goes over GAO’s work identifying risks in major IT acquisitions and its connection to the FITARA scorecard
Kristen Bernard, Deputy Assistant Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security OIG, discusses IT reform efforts at DHS and progress the department still needs to make on upgrading outdated systems
John Zangardi, President of Redhorse Corporation, discusses the issue of legacy IT systems that are hindering the mission of the Department of Homeland Security
Jay Mahanand, Chief Information Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), discusses how his team was able to achieve an “A” rating on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard
Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia, Acting Asst. Commissioner and Chief Information Officer at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, discusses cloud transition in the government and CBP specifically
Bob Bigman, Founder of 2BSecure, discusses the primary cyber challenges extended telework could cause and things that need to be done to secure the remote work environment
Karen Evans, Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses her work as the new CIO at DHS, initiatives that have come to the forefront during the pandemic, and plans for building the cybersecurity workforce
