Federal CIO outlines 16 operating principles for IT leaders

The departments of Interior, Treasury and Environmental Protection Agency have recently named new chief information officers, while the Energy Department is now on its third CIO since January.

None of the new CIOs have significant federal agency experience, and it’s unclear if any have even been CIOs before.

The turnover among agency CIOs, which currently includes seven positions that are either vacant or have acting CIOs, has been highly unusual, even at the start of a new administration. A couple agencies like the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs are waiting presidential nominations.

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