Former State of California CIO Teri Takai is leaving as U.S. Department of Defense CIO the end of this week, with speculation in FCW that she may be under consideration for the CIO position in New York City. Defense Department CIO Teri Takai is leaving […]
DOD CIO Teri Takai Leaving; Heading to the Big Apple?
April 29th, 2014 by admin
Categories: Blogs
Tags: DOD CIO, John Thomas Flynn, New York City CIO, Sean Lyngaas, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai, federal computer week
DOD CIO Teri Takai Leaving; Heading to the Big Apple?
Latest State IT Reforms Issued: Mostly Familiar, But Hints at Recreating OSI under New Technology Department; Ghost of Teri Takai?
August 15th, 2013 by admin
Categories: Blogs
Tags: 21st Century Project, Brown Administration, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, Chiang, Controller, DOD CIO, IT project failure, John Thomas Flynn, SAP, Task Force on Reengineering IT Procurement for Success, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai
Latest State IT Reforms Issued: Mostly Familiar, But Hints at Recreating OSI under New Technology Department; Ghost of Teri Takai?
The latest state IT reform commission (the 27th, by TechLeader.TV’s calculation), the Task Force on Re-engineering IT Procurement for Success issued its report today Recommendations to Improve Large Information Technology Procurements: A Road Map for Success in California. The task force and its report are […]
DOD CIO Takai’s role expanding according to reports
February 22nd, 2012 by admin
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Tags: DOD CIO, John Thomas Flynn, Nicholas Hoover, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai, information Week
DOD CIO Takai’s role expanding according to reports
After 18 months DOD IT reform finally beginning “to bear fruit” according to Information Week’s J. Nicholas Hoover, and not surprisingly former California CIO Teri Takai is right in the thick of things: …DOD’s reforms thus far have seemed to place a greater emphasis on […]
Defense Dept. CIO Teri Takai Needs More Authority, Board Says
January 21st, 2012 by admin
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Tags: DOD CIO, Defense Business Board, John Thomas Flynn, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai
Defense Dept. CIO Teri Takai Needs More Authority, Board Says
Prior to and frankly since California’s former CIO Teri Takai’s appointment to the Obama Administration, her role and responsibilities at the DOD have been a source of speculation. Stories of a strong working relationship with her initial boss Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, have given […]
Are government CIO’s becoming an endangered species
August 10th, 2011 by admin
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Tags: Brown Administration, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, DOD CIO, Federal CIO, Governor Brown, John Thomas Flynn, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai, alan balutis, meritalk, state cio
Are government CIO’s becoming an endangered species
TechLeader.TV friend and the former U.S. Commerce CIO Alan Balutis writes a provocative column in Federal Computer Week recently entitled: CIO: Really, sincerely dead? His observations should have real resonance for state & local government CIO’s as well. A few highlights: CIOs “are ill-defined positions […]
New DOD CIO Teri Takai spotted in DC
January 21st, 2011 by admin
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Tags: California Technology Agency, DOD CIO, Teri Takai, state computer systems
New DOD CIO Teri Takai spotted in DC
Amber Corrin at Federal Computer Week reports that former California CIO Teri Takai has made her first public appearance at a TechAmerica event in DC this week. Also, several friends have reported back that they were most impressed with the new Pentagon digs of the […]
Takai faces first DOD Networking Problem: ICBMs Encounter Communication Failure
Takai faces first DOD Networking Problem: ICBMs Encounter Communication Failure
Apparently, networking equipment failure disrupted communication between 50 nuclear missiles and the launch control center in Wyoming over the weekend, according to the Huffington Post. Here’s the whole article.
DOD’s Formal Announcement of Takai Appointment – Starts Job in just over Two Weeks
DOD’s Formal Announcement of Takai Appointment – Starts Job in just over Two Weeks
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced Teri Takai’s appointment as new DOD CIO this morning. Here’s the formal announcement from DOD. Interestingly, the DOD announcement says she starts work on November 7th, a Sunday. Not much time for a nice soire, but I’m sure the […]
It’s Official: CIO Takai Heading to DOD
October 25th, 2010 by admin
Categories: Blogs
Tags: DOD CIO, John Thomas Flynn, Takai, california IT, government computer systems, state computer systems, state government computers
It’s Official: CIO Takai Heading to DOD
As was previously speculated on TechLeader.TV just two weeks ago, California State CIO Teri Takai has officially announced her resignation today, effective November 5, 2010, amid reports that the Obama Administration will officially announce her appointment as U.S. Department of Defense CIO, also expected today. […]
Now Two California IT officials heading to Obama Administration?
October 15th, 2010 by admin
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Tags: Colorado CIO, DOD CIO, Denver CIO, Energy CIO, Locatis, Takai, state cio, state computer systems
Now Two California IT officials heading to Obama Administration?
Two (CIO’s) for the Show? Interesting news out of Washington DC as perhaps not one, but two California state IT officials are poised to join the Obama Administration. We have all been following the on-again, off again mating ritual between the Obama administration and CIO […]