A career journey through government IT; Whole of agency approach to modernization

Ron Thompson spent over 20 years in federal government IT roles, most recently serving as chief data officer and deputy digital transformation officer at NASA. In a highlight from ITModTalks, presented by FedScoop, Thompson tells Veritas’ Ted Gumer about his journey through government. The Department of Commerce has 13 bureaus underneath its umbrella, making any modernization movement a dynamic effort for the agency’s chief information officer Andre Mendes. In another highlight from ITModTalks, Mendes and DataDog’s Steve Mikkelsen discuss how organizations can take a whole of agency approach to modernization. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.