Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers
Executive Order 2018-10855
|Signed on May 16, 2018
45th PresidencyTech
What it means
Orders federal agencies to strengthen the role of their Chief Information Officers (CIOs). CIOs must report directly to agency heads and have authority over IT planning, budgeting, and personnel decisions to modernize government technology systems.
Expected impact
- More efficient management of the federal government's $90 billion annual IT spending
- Accelerated modernization of outdated legacy IT systems that are costly and less secure
- Improved cybersecurity through consolidated IT infrastructure and increased use of shared services like cloud computing
- Streamlined hiring process for IT professionals through new direct hiring authorities
- Better digital services for American citizens through more effective technology leadership