#deputy-cio-hiring

#deputy-cio-hiring

A sluggish labor market is pushing young people to create their own opportunities. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are ushering in a new wave of jobs and entrepreneurs.

"For the life of me, I couldn't figure out what they actually did."

Andrew Vanjani took over as the Chief Information Officer of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, focusing on leveraging emerging technology to combat fraud risks and design future-ready infrastructure.

Outsourced IT support is where an independent company handles all, or part of, your IT infrastructure as an external specialist. These managed IT services can include anything from threat detection and monitoring to supporting you in upgrading your IT infrastructure or migrating to the cloud.

The post has been without a permanent official since former Deputy Federal CIO Drew Myklegard departed OMB last September, though the website for the CIO Council lists Jay Teitelbaum as holding the position in an acting capacity. Myklegard joined the White House office in January 2022 and was named acting deputy federal CIO that March. The agency then elevated him to the permanent role in October 2022.

The role was flagged up last week by the Office of Management and Budget, which highlighted a $198,200-$228,000 salary for the Washington DC-based role. The successful candidate will manage "the Federal Information Technology (IT) portfolio by establishing policies and standards for the use of IT, overseeing agency budgeting and management of IT, and assessing agency information security and cybersecurity policies and practices." The listing is blunt about other aspects of the role.

Only 38 percent have a dedicated budget for investing in AI development and are struggling to embed the tech into core business processes. Almost every executive surveyed claimed they are developing AI skills in their staff, but the report says most organizations rely on informal or ad hoc approaches such as mentorship or self‐directed online courses.