Cybersecurity, Modernization Top Priorities for Federal CIOs

摘要： Cybersecurity, modernization, H1-B visas, COVID-19 data and analytics. These are a few of the items that are on the agenda for the Biden administration.

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Now that the Trump Administration is gone and the Biden Administration is leading the executive branch of the US federal government, will IT organizations within the government notice a difference? What changes can they expect? Will those technology changes make a difference to the technology community beyond the federal government?

One thing is certain -- you can expect some significant changes. That's according to Gartner Senior Research Director Michael Brown who published a research note on what's expected from the new administration and spoke to InformationWeek in an interview.

"The swing to the previous administration and the swing to this one are the two largest inflections I've seen in my lifetime," Brown said, adding that he has served in every administration from Carter to Trump, most recently having served as CIO of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) before leaving there for Gartner in Sept. 2019.

The Biden administration is hitting the ground running with several executive orders signed in the first few days. Based on those, the administration's first 100 days plan, and the proposed COVID-19 stimulus package, Brown said federal government IT can expect shifts in immigration policy, climate change, funding for state and local COVID-19 programs with a particular focus on the impact on minority communities, healthcare policy, and police accountability.

The impact of these shifts will be felt in terms of funding as the dial is turned up or turned down for particular agencies, based on the new administration's priorities. The IT budget for these agencies will be impacted accordingly, Brown said.

One significant focus not covered by the first 100 day plan but indicated in the proposed stimulus package is a response to something more recent -- the SolarWinds hack, which has impacted both government and commercial IT organizations.

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