John Edwards speaks Dec. 4, 2018, at the Public Sector Innovation Summit presented by VMware and produced by FedScoop and StateScoop. (FedScoop) CIO Edwards appointed CIA’s deputy operating officer IBM's Juliane Gallina will take over as CIO. Mar 18, 2019 By Billy Mitchell
Dan Coats speaks at CyberTalks 2018. (FedScoop photo) Intelligence community prioritizes innovation, info sharing in 2019 strategy The new strategy lays out how innovation and IT will be integral to U.S. intelligence over the next four years. Jan 23, 2019 By Billy Mitchell
(Getty Images) CIO Edwards pushes for data-savvy CIA workforce At the CIA, everybody must learn to work with data and technology, from agents and analysts to operators and engineers. Dec 4, 2018 By Billy Mitchell
Gordon Bitko, left, and John Edwards at the 2018 IT Modernization Summit. (FedScoop) How CIO John Edwards modeled CIA’s IT security after McDonald’s to stop shadow IT CIO John Edwards has replicated the McDonald's franchise model with IT security operations at the various branches of the CIA. Apr 11, 2018 By Billy Mitchell
(CIA.gov) CIA running internal ‘Shark Tank’ pitch competitions The Central Intelligence Agency is using pitch competitions similar to the TV show “Shark Tank” to spur the development of cutting-edge intelligence gathering technologies. May 17, 2017