“With 11 operating divisions and a budget request of more than $1 trillion for fiscal 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services is a sprawling agency that touches the lives of every American. CIO Jose Arrieta tells FedTech about the ways that emerging tech such as blockchain can make his department more efficient, and how his experience with procurement — his resume includes a stint at the General Services Administration as director of the 7.5 million-item Schedule 70 Operations contract vehicle — is critical to moving modernization along efficiently.”
- Why is having a procurement background important for a CIO?
- Explain what HHS Accelerate does.
- What technology is used to make this work?
- How does this happen in a department with so many different operating divisions?
- What are the most important technological issues that HHS is facing right now?
- What emerging technologies are interesting to you besides blockchain? Read the full article here.
Source: Q&A: HHS CIO Brings Procurement Expertise to the IT Table – By Elizabeth Neus, February 4, 2020. FedTech Magazine.
