Kenneth Rogers is an entrepreneurial, results-driven professional with over 30 years of experience working with multinationals, U.S. & foreign government agencies, non-profit organizations, and small business start-ups. Kenneth currently serves as the Director of Strategy, Planning, and Budget at the U.S. Department of State overseeing a $2.8B global IT portfolio servicing an 85K person workforce […]

To meet the growing need to manage, share, and create standards for data, the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) established the position of Chief Data Officer (CDO) in fiscal year 2021 (FY21). The role included the creation of the Chief Data Officer Directorate (CDOD). The newly formed Directorate took on several critical […]

Mark A. Patterson serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), which educates more than 72,000 children of active-duty military and DoD civilian families. As DoDEA CIO, Mr. Patterson oversees the information technology operation of the .EDU network for 160 accredited schools in 8 districts located in 11 […]

Throughout his career, Congressman Jim Langevin (LAN’-jih-vin) has made Rhode Island’s priorities his own and fought to open the doors of government to its rightful owners – the people of this great nation. Recognized as a national and party leader on national security, health care and cybersecurity, Congressman Jim Langevin has dedicated his many years […]

A one-of-a-kind commander with a remarkable record of achievement, General Stan McChrystal is widely praised for creating a revolution in warfare that fused intelligence and operations. He is also known for developing and implementing the counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and for creating a comprehensive counter-terrorism organization that revolutionized the way military agencies interact and operate. […]

Derek Kilmer serves as the United States Representative of Washington’s 6th Congressional District. With over a decade of experience working in economic development in the Puget Sound region, Derek Kilmer is focused on getting our economy and our Congress back to work. Derek has a strong record as a problem solver for Washington families and […]

Congressman Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly is serving his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 11th District, which includes Fairfax County, Prince William County, and the City of Fairfax in Northern Virginia. Prior to his election to Congress, he served 14 years on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, including five years […]

Rob Brown has been with USCIS for five years and in the CTO role for over three years. He’s focused his efforts on cloud adoption, DevSecOps, and data as a product. An open source advocate, he’s worked with other DHS agencies on code and data collaboration. At the same time, USCIS created its first enterprise […]

Jon Brodin is a retired infantry Marine having served from 1987 to 2008. Following retirement from active duty, he has supported both the Marine Corps’ Blue Force Tracker (BFT) program and the Army’s Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System – Combined (BETSS-C) as a contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan. He joined the Project Manager Integrated […]