Full Name
James Gfrerer
Job Title
Chief Information Officer and Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
Company
Department of Veterans Affairs
Speaker Bio
James P. Gfrerer was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as the
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer
and was confirmed by the United States Senate on Jan 2, 2019.
As Assistant Secretary, he leads a team of more than 8,000 employees and
8,000 contractors in the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) to deliver
technologies and services that improve the Veteran experience. OIT manages an
IT budget of $4.2 Billion in support of the Veterans Benefits, Veterans Health, and
National Cemetery Administrations and the entire $200 Billion VA System.
In this largest centralized IT program in the Federal space, OIT executes the enterprise IT strategy, transforms the business, operates the network infrastructure, and secures all applications and systems.
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer
and was confirmed by the United States Senate on Jan 2, 2019.
As Assistant Secretary, he leads a team of more than 8,000 employees and
8,000 contractors in the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) to deliver
technologies and services that improve the Veteran experience. OIT manages an
IT budget of $4.2 Billion in support of the Veterans Benefits, Veterans Health, and
National Cemetery Administrations and the entire $200 Billion VA System.
In this largest centralized IT program in the Federal space, OIT executes the enterprise IT strategy, transforms the business, operates the network infrastructure, and secures all applications and systems.
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