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Biden Appoints OPM’s Martorana As Federal CIO

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

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Biden Appoints OPM’s Martorana As Federal CIO

Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana. Photo: Office of Personnel Management

President Biden on Tuesday appointed Clare Martorana to be the federal chief information officer (CIO) and serve as administrator of the Office of Electronic Government at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Martorana has been serving as CIO of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) since February 2019. The Federal CIO oversees and coordinates information technology spending, investments and policy at the federal level. The CIO also works with department and agency CIOs across the executive branch…

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