Chief information officers (CIOs) at U.S. government agencies say they have made progress on several key issues, including IT security and modernizing their IT infrastructure, but still face major challenges in security and other areas, according to a survey released Tuesday. Government CIOs told interviewers sent by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) they’ve made progress in establishing IT security as a priority, expanding security awareness among staff and, in several cases, appointing a chief security officer, according to the survey. But IT security and privacy remain federal CIOs’ top concerns, said Paul Wohlleben, a partner at Grant Thornton, which compiled the survey for ITAA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While some high-profile agencies have addressed privacy issues, “privacy is a much less mature concern in government” than security, Wohlleben said.<\/p>\n
The 16th annual ITAA survey of U.S. government CIOs included interviews with 36 CIOs or assistant CIOs and three government oversight officials between August and December 2005.<\/p>\n
In addition to security concerns, federal CIOs also identified as key priorities standardizing and consolidating their IT infrastructure, improving project management, and examining ways to use managed services from outside vendors, according to the survey. <\/p>\n
One general theme in the interviews was concern about executing long-term plans, Wohlleben said. While federal CIOs see themselves as agents of change in coming years, shifting priorities within government can make it difficult to carry through long-term IT plans, he said. They’re multiyear implementations in a political environment where laws are being changed, in a budgetary environment where budgets are being changed.”<\/p>\n
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