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Cyber

OPM Names DoD Official As New Agency CIO

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

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OPM Names DoD Official As New Agency CIO

David De Vries, the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Defense Department is named the new CIO of the Office of Personnel Management. Photo: Defense Department.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced Tuesday that David De Vries, the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Defense (DoD), will become OPM’s new permanent CIO in August.De Vries is joining OPM following over 35 years at the Defense Department. He joined the DoD CIO’s office in May 2009 as Deputy CIO for Information Enterprise before moving up to Acting Principal Deputy CIO in May 2014 and permanent Principal Deputy CIO in March 2015.…

Congress

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Congress

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