Trump Picks Marine Vet To Take Over Veterans Affairs IT

NextGov: After more than a year and a half without official leadership, President Trump Friday nominated Marine Corps veteran James Gfrerer to be Veterans Affairs assistant secretary for information technology, also known as the agency’s chief information officer.

Gfrerer would join VA from the private sector, where since 2015 he has served as executive director of Ernst & Young’s risk and cybersecurity practice, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, Gfrerer’s career was largely in the public sector, with stints at the State Department and Defense Department, including the Marine Corps Information Operations Center.

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