The Trump administration is prioritizing technology and restructuring the role of chief information officers (CIOs) within federal agencies. Eric Ueland emphasized the need for CIOs to deliver value and avoid becoming mere back-office functions. He highlighted issues of disorganization and lack of coordination among federal CIOs, calling for clearer authority and purpose within departments. Additionally, there are efforts to ensure CIOs are integral to agency budget planning regarding technology, with recent moves to allow more politicization of their roles through political appointments.
"OMB is going to break down barriers, ensure integration and drive for outcomes to lend value to agencies and departments and ultimately to taxpayers."
"Many federal CIOs are ill-organized and ill-deployed without a common view of their value proposition and the best way for them to work inside their departments and across the federal enterprise."
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