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NGA Restructures CIO AND IT Functions

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is merging its chief information officer (CIO) and information technology services functions effective Feb. 15, the agency said in a statement Jan. 26.“NGA is at a pivotal crossroads where policy and business processes must move as quickly as IT implementation,” Robert Cardillo, Director of the NGA, said in a statement.“Executing new missions and leveraging new sources, along with our traditional missions and sources, require us to unify our IT management with IT delivery and sustainment. This…

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