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Ricky Clark, the director of NITAAC, said in his first interview since the organization cancelled CIO-SP4 in February that the ultimate decision to end this five-year saga came down to overlap and redundancies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CMS chief operating officer Kim Brandt and CIO Patrick Newbold say a new culture of delivering IT capabilities and scaling them quickly is taking holdSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Israel, the chief information security officer for the state of Minnesota, said a cross-state task force helps drive statewide cyber priorities.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nic Creswell, the portfolio acquisition executive for the Mission Partner Environment at DISA, said the goal is to test and expand capabilities at INDOPACOM.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A new survey from the National Association of State CIOs and Deloitte found state CISOs are facing growing demands that are not being matched by more resources.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bernice Russell-Bond, the North Carolina CISO, said she’s looking for the most impactful cyber tools while also maintaining fiscal responsibility.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Col. Christopher Hill, the director of the Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate, said his goal is to give soldiers new capabilities in 180 days.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Colin Crosby, the deputy commandant for information and service data officer for the Marine Corps, said the service is embracing a data-centric future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Laura Stanton, the acting commissioner of GSA’s FAS, said the changes will improve how the offices interact with each other as well as customers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Naval Postgraduate School launched a new Master of Science in AI degree program with 27 sailors and marines from the Naval Information Forces command.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.