Top Office of Management and Budget officials discussed why they didn't provide specific guidance on who federal agencies had to hire to lead data efforts.
Government officials consistently argue that no single agency could take responsibility for the cybersecurity of the federal government. But a Wisconsin senator recently pushed officials to answer the question of who takes the lead for information security.
Agencies will have to move aggressively to catch up with the technological expectations established by the private sector, federal CIO Suzette Kent said.
The cross-agency goals in the President’s Management Agenda aim to foster a collaborative government for the next decade, instead of just playing catch up, according to Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent.