Kurt DelBene, a former senior executive at Microsoft and Defense Innovation Board member, is being tapped by the Biden administration to serve as CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Biden administration s pick to be the Pentagon s tech chief wants to make it easier for small businesses to adhere to the Defense Department s cybersecurity standards and expand network optimization across the entire enterprise.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is a step forward for DOD and its contractors to improve the nature and the operation of the DOD supply chain in today’s cybersecurity-focused world.