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CIO Council

The Chief Information Officers or CIO Council is responsible for improving IT practices across the United States of America. They advocate for IT priorities and communicate key updates, initiatives, and guidance to federal CIOs and IT professionals. 

The CIO Council is part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and informs federal CIOs about the guidelines of FedRAMP and other agencies or representatives.

The Council supports the FedRAMP standard and guidelines by promoting its adoption and across federal agencies. It encourages CIOs to integrate FedRAMP’s security requirements into their cloud procurement processes.

It spearheads governmental efforts to transform in operations, cybersecurity, and digitally, fully composed of senior IT leaders across federal agencies. This council is actively involved in making policies and works closely with OMB for driving policies that aim at meeting pertinent challenges emerging out of contemporary technology trends.

The Council for Innovation achieves its goals through innovation within federal agencies by encouraging the adoption of cloud technologies, data analytics, and AI while applying the highest level of security and privacy for these technologies.

On the other hand, the CIO Council plays a key role in workforce development. They know the importance of the IT professional skills that will be required in executing the federal government’s mission. They, in conjunction with agencies, help identify and create related training programs to prepare for evolving demands of this digital age.

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