DoD Deputy CIO on Secure Information Sharing

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Today on Federal Executive Forum, Dave Wennergren, Deputy CIO, Office of the Secretary of Defense, shared his views on secure information sharing.

Mr. David M. Wennergren serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information Management, Integration and Technology / Deputy Chief Information Officer, providing top-level advocacy in creating a unified information management and technology vision for the Department and ensuring the delivery of the capabilities required to achieve the Department’s transformation to net centric operations. In addition to his duties as Deputy CIO, Mr. Wennergren is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Government’s Federal CIO Council. He also serves as the Chair of the Department of Defense Identity Protection and Management Senior Coordinating Group.

Joining Mr. Wennergren in this discussion were:

  • Greg Schaffer, Assistant Secretary for CyberSecurity & Communications, DHS; and
  • Priscilla Guthrie, CIO, Office of the Director for National Intelligence

Ms. Priscilla Guthrie joined the ODNI as the Chief Information Officer on May 26, 2009. She was previously Director of the Information Technology and Systems Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers to provide objective analyses of national security issues. As Assistant Secretary for CS&C, Mr. Schaffer works within NPPD to lead the coordinated efforts of CS&C and its components, including the National Cyber Security Division, the Office of Emergency Communications, and the National Communications System.


See the entire discussion starting today, February 3, 2010, at 2:00pm on the Federal Executive Forum

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