Former DOD CIO Analyzes Trump’s Approach to Tech, Workforce

Former Defense Department CIO John Sherman anticipates many shifts from President Donald Trump and his administration’s incoming leadership on tech development and defense priorities.

Sherman, who now serves as Dean of Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, has spent 30 years in national security and intelligence positions in the CIA, DOD and other agencies. As DOD CIO, he oversaw technology and cyber modernization for a 4 million-person enterprise with a $60 billion IT and cyber budget. He was also politically appointed as Intelligence Community CIO under Trump’s first administration.

Since taking office, Trump has released new guidance, shifting government’s approach to technology modernization and personnel management. Sherman explained how he sees the new administration’s priorities developing and provided insight on the Office of Personnel Management’s recently released guidance regarding redesignating SES CIO positions. Plus, he shared his perspective on the new AI executive order and the Defense Department’s push to develop an “Iron Dome.”