Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation
Information Technology & Services - Washington, Washington, United States
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation Employees
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation Details
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Transportation on matters involving information and technology. The DOT CIO also has oversight responsibility over the entire Department of Transportation (DOT) IT portfolio of over $3 billion annually, the 6th largest in the federal government. Additionally, the CIO has operational responsibilities for the DOT Common Operating Environment consisting of local area networks, wide area networks, desktops and backend services for all DOT modes except FAA.The CIO also promotes entrepreneurship, innovation, investment and alliances to address transportation issues by creating technology solutions. OCIO is also implementing a holistic cybersecurity plan to strengthen DOT's security framework.The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is launching an IT transformation with the goals to enable the DOT mission, strengthen security and achieve results. Beginning June 2018, the champions of the DestinationsDIGITAL initiative have been detailed to the OCIO from Modal IT programs, not including FAA. The detailees are working together within ten study teams to recommend ways to modernize technology by finding efficient and effective ways to better serve the DOT mission.
