U.S. CIO discusses the next steps for the federal IT landscape, cyber-security concerns, and innovation.
Speaking Tuesday at a Churchill Club event in Palo Alto, Calif., the country's Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel discusses innovation in the federal IT landscape. He says cyber-security concerns should not be used as an excuse not to innovate.
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