New Responsibilities of the Department of Defense CIO-Prototype for Other CIOs?

A May 2, 2005 DoD Directive has far reaching implications in assigning to the DoD CIO with new responsibilities. Mr. Strassmann's lecture interprets the significance of the new roles.

The Strassmann Lecture Series is free and open to the public. This is the first of four 2005-2006 lectures.

Paul Strassmann is Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences in the School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University. Previously, he was acting chief information officer (CIO) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, former director of defense information, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and retired vice president of the Xerox Corporation. He is the author of several books, including Amazon.com's number one best-selling book on information management, The Squandered Computer. Strassman has served on numerous boards and was named to the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO Magazine as one of the 12 most influential CIOs of the decade. His research and writing focuses on the growing scope and complexity of information-intensive organizations and the establishment of empowered CIOs.