Michael Conlin Archives

DOD seal — (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Dave Spirk named DOD chief data officer

Spirk comes to the new CDO role from the U.S. Special Operations Command, where he was also CDO. He will start in the position June 22.

Jun 19, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

CIO Dana Deasy, Pentagon, DOD — Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan formally, swears-in Mr. Dana Deasy as the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, June 15, 2018 at the Pentagon. (DoD photo / U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence)

DOD ‘considering qualified candidates’ for CDO as it transitions role

The Department of Defense CDO will now be housed under the CIO's purview, and Dana Deasy is "considering qualified candidates" for the role, currently held by Michael…

Jan 29, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

DOD’s Michael Conlin on moving to evidence-based decision making and more

Conlin sat down with FedScoop at FedTalks 2019.

Jun 12, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

DOD’s new chief data officer says talent is the ‘biggest single challenge’ he faces

And here's how Michael Conlin intends to tackle it.

Nov 14, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

An entrance at the Pentagon. (DOD / Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm / Flickr)

Pentagon hires first chief data officer

Michael Conlin stepped into the role this summer.

Aug 16, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier