The Trump administration is appointing tech leaders associated with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to critical CIO positions across federal agencies, including the OMB and DOE. These roles manage sensitive IT assets and systems, including classified data access. With a recent OPM memo allowing nonpartisan roles to be filled at will, these appointments could reshape IT departments and enhance Musk's influence. New federal CIO Gregory Barbaccia oversees agency performance and budgets, marking a significant shift in federal IT governance and management.
"CIO shops manage and control IT access to all agency databases and systems, and have oversight over all the IT contracts per FITARA..."
"Federal agency CIOs have authority over all agency asset management, which includes software used to monitor civil servant laptops and phones..."
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