The federal government isn’t making the most of its chief technology officers and is missing out on significant technological innovation, according to a report published by the Professional Services Council.
Titled “Ensuring the Effectiveness of Federal Chief Technology Officers,” the study found about two-thirds of the CFO Act agencies have CTOs, but their job descriptions, duties and reporting structures vary greatly across government, and most aren’t empowered to actually deliver innovation.
Image: President Barack Obama talks with Megan Smith, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, and Dr. John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, during a technology strategy discussion in the Rose Garden of the White House, Oct. 8, 2014. // Pete Souza/White House
