Federal Executive Breakfast featuring Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security

Join INPUT for a Federal Executive Breakfast featuring Richard A. Spires, chief information officer, Department of Homeland Security, and learn about the department’s FY 2011 technology infrastructure plans and initiatives. 

Appointed in September 2009, Spires is responsible for the department’s $6.4 billion IT investment.  He leads and facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of the department’s IT architecture. He also serves as the chairman of the DHS Chief Information Officer Council and the Enterprise Architecture Board.

The following topics will be addressed:

• Plans to achieve Secretary Janet Napolitano’s goal of unifying and maturing the department through streamlining initiatives
• Upcoming technology opportunities and a status update on major contracts within the department
• His role in the department’s $6.4 billion IT investment
• Challenges and opportunities facing the CIO’s office in FY 2011

The event will also feature John Slye, principal analyst at INPUT, who will identify major technology investments within the department. Slye also recently co-authored the report, Federal Information Technology Market, 2010-2015, which analyzes the trends in the federal IT market and the issues that shape the size and direction of the government marketplace.