Agencies Take on IT Modernization

Brian M. Chamberlain is a seasoned professional with a distinguished career in the United States Marine Corps, where he held various leadership roles including Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operations Officer and DoD Sales Manager for Solarwinds. Currently, Brian is the Navy, Marine Corps Account Executive at SolarWinds. He has extensive experience in the modernization and integration of land-based, space, and maritime communication information systems, supporting U.S. and allied/coalition partners.

During his military career, Brian was responsible for the application, implementation, security, and availability of IT systems and services supporting a globally employed workforce of over 500 employees. He managed a multimillion-dollar DoD classified and unclassified data center and was a member of the DoD crisis response team for the National Capital Region.

As Chief Technology Officer in Okinawa, Japan, Brian led strategic and tactical IT planning for an organization of 19,000 employees. He also served as Chief Operations Officer, overseeing IT communications services for over 19,000 customers across the Indonesian-Pacific region.

Brian’s leadership and project management skills were further demonstrated in his role as Project Manager and Marine Corps consultant to the U.S. Navy, where he developed and integrated maritime, space, and ground-based communication systems. He also served as an IT consultant and liaison to allied and partner nations, establishing cyber governance and best practices.

Outside of his professional career, Brian is passionate about leveraging his extensive knowledge of cybersecurity standards and best practices to build high-performing, cross-functional teams from diverse groups of professionals.

Michael Frank is the Deputy CTO at the Department of the Navy.

Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of the Defense Department.

Dave Raley is the Chief Digital Business Officer at Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), where he leads enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives that directly impact the quality of life for Marines and their families. As the founder of MCCS’s innovation capability and the architect behind its customer experience (CX) modernization strategy, Dave has redefined how mission-critical services are delivered across the Marine Corps.

He is the visionary behind Operation StormBreaker, a pioneering DevSecOps and pipeline-as-a-service framework that accelerates secure software delivery across the Department of Defense. Under his leadership, MCCS achieved the Marine Corps’ first authority-to-operate (ATO) via automated continuous delivery—setting a new benchmark for speed, compliance, and agility in government software development.

Dave’s work has been featured in FedScoop, Federal News Network, GovCIO Media & Research, and the ATARC Federal IT Newscast podcast, where he shares insights on agile ATOs, CX innovation, and cloud modernization. His efforts have saved MCCS an estimated $100K per application per month by reducing the cost of delay and streamlining acquisition and accreditation processes.

A frequent speaker at DoD and federal IT events, Dave brings a mission-first mindset to every conversation—bridging the gap between emerging technology and operational impact.