Ed Meagher, the chief technology officer for the Veterans Affairs Department, has been named the new deputy chief information officer at the Interior Department.

Meagher had been deputy chief information officer at VA since 2001 and was promoted to chief technology officer as of yesterday. But he will be giving up that title to work at DOI, starting February 20.

DOI's computer security has been repeatedly criticized by Internet experts and the department's inspector general. The Bureau of Indian Affairs remains disconnected from the Internet due to vulnerabilities in Indian trust systems.

Get the Story:
Meagher to become Interior deputy CIO (Goverment Computer News 1/24)
Meagher named Interior deputy CIO (Federal Computer Week 1/23)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Cobell v. Norton, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm

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