Army CIO wants new governance council to drive discipline in IT spending

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 3:40 p.m.

b'Chief information officers have a lot of authority under federal law. And the Army\\u2019s brand new CIO says he fully intends to use them. The Army will soon stand up a new governing body to oversee a more disciplined approach to IT spending. As part of the latest reorganization, the Army\\u2019s looking to weed out legacy systems and make sure it sticks to the IT spending levels it\\u2019s promised Congress. Federal News Network\\u2019s Jared Serbu has details on what CIO Raj Iyer calls a \\u201cruthless\\u201d approach. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'