Impacts in Federal Technology

Tue, 06/27/2023

Federal agencies face a growing number of evolving priorities around key frameworks like zero trust and improving the customer experience, plus adopting new technologies to meet ever-growing demands in data processing, government services and software development. We spoke to five federal technology leaders who are innovating in key areas that can impact both within and outside their organizations.

Leaders from NASA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Defense Department and Maximus share insights with us on the state of federal technology and where they see things headed, especially for the tech workforce.

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Featuring

Joseph Jeter Senior Vice President of Federal Technology, Maximus
Joseph Jeter
- Senior Vice President of Federal Technology
- Maximus
Joseph C. Jeter, Jr. is a seasoned executive specializing in technology strategy development, process improvement, and operational execution for global technology companies and government agencies. Mr. Jeter’s IT enterprise systems acumen emanates from his early years as a systems engineer at Verizon, where he advanced into large-scale IT strategy and systems delivery with domestic and international impact. Mr. Jeter is adept at identifying and adopting emerging technologies that can deliver business value and mission acceleration. Through his work in business turnaround and strategic growth, he has had a multi-billion-dollar revenue impact on businesses where he has served. With an eye to new horizons, Mr. Jeter has raised over $20M in funding to fuel the growth of several early-stage technology companies in the 5G telecommunications and artificial intelligence space, including Groopview and 5×5 Technologies.

Mr. Jeter has worked and managed IT and Telecom operations for businesses and governments in the USA and over 40 countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Philippines, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Lynette Sherrill CISO, Department of Veterans Affairs
Lynette Sherrill
- CISO
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Eileen Vidrine Chief Data and AI Officer, Department of the Air Force
Eileen Vidrine
- Chief Data and AI Officer
- Department of the Air Force
Andrea Fletcher Chief Digital Strategy Officer, CMS
Andrea Fletcher
- Chief Digital Strategy Officer
- CMS
Andrea Fletcher is a global health expert, focusing on epidemiology and health information systems. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Digital Service at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In this role she is responsible for leading digital modernization efforts at CMS, which promote interoperability and public access to health data.

Prior to her digital service role, Andrea spent most of the last 10 years traveling around the world building digital health systems across 20+ countries, primarily working in sub-Saharan Africa. She has built mobile apps for healthcare workers, integrated biometric IDs into electronic health record systems, designed national-level interoperability layers, and deployed new disease surveillance systems making contributions to pandemic responses in Ebola, HIV, and COVID-19.

Andrea holds a B.A. in Bioethics from Washington and Jefferson College, and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Emory University, and is currently a PhD student at the London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in Epidemiology and Population Health.
Karla Smith Jackson Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, NASA
Karla Smith Jackson
- Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer
- NASA
Karla Smith Jackson is the Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer, and Assistant Administrator for the Office of Procurement at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In this role, she provides senior executive leadership and oversight of NASA’s procurement functions, policy, and initiatives to an acquisition workforce of over 4,000 personnel.

Ms. Smith Jackson serves on the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Board of Directors, the Federal Acquisition Institute Board of Directors, and on the

Federal Acquisition Regulation Council. She is one of only three signatory authorities that can execute procurement policies and procedures on behalf of the United States Federal Government. Ms. Smith Jackson has over 30 years of extensive federal service experience and is Level III–certified in the Contracting (Acquisition) Career Field.

Ms. Smith Jackson is known as a global speaker, panelist, and is the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Presidential Rank Award, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service, and the OSD Medal for Humanitarian Civilian Service. She was also recognized as one of WashingtonExec’s Top Contract Execs to Watch in 2023.