Tech talent, authority to operate among federal CIO’s 2026 priorities

During his first months as federal chief information officer, Greg Barbaccia told FedScoop he’s learned that his role as the government’s top IT official is not purely to find problems and address them with technical solutions. 

In his view, those are symptoms of a larger problem. His job “is to treat the disease.” 

During a roughly 20-minute sitdown for the Daily Scoop Podcast, Barbaccia reflected on the Trump administration’s first year — including acquisition initiatives, workforce, and the DOGE — and previewed what’s on the horizon. Forthcoming actions, he revealed, include a tech talent initiative as well as a “revamp” of the security authorization process for government technology. 

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