Transportation CIO Says She Doesn't Want Any More Money

NextGov: As federal programs vie for a piece of the $100 million Technology Modernization Fund, at least one department leader is saying her agency doesn’t need it.

“I don’t want any money, I don’t need any money,” Vicki Hildebrand, Transportation Department CIO, said during a panel Thursday hosted by Foreign Affairs and the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center. “I know that is not a very common thing that you hear from people in government. We have a lot of spend out there; we need to spend more wisely.”

She cited the number of help desks scattered across Transportation's components as just one area where the department can consolidate. That funding could then be put toward modernization efforts.

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