What Happened?
Washington, DC-based Corporation for National and Community Service has Appointed Philip W. Clark as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Established in 1993, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that engages more than 5 million Americans in service through its core programs -- Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Social Innovation Fund -- and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. As the nation’s largest grantmaker for service and volunteering, CNCS plays a critical role in strengthening America’s nonprofit sector and addressing our nation’s challenges through service. CNCS harnesses America’s most powerful resource – the energy and talents of our citizens – to solve problems. We believe that everyone can make a difference and that all of us should try. From grade school through retirement, CNCS empowers Americans and fosters a lifetime of service.
About the Person
Philip W. Clark is the Chief Information Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Mr. Clark is responsible for current operations and future planning for information technology support to the CNCS mission. Mr. Clark is also a co-chair of the Federal Small Agency CIO Council. Prior to serving as the CNCS CIO, Mr. Clark was the program manager for Grants.gov, the central, government-wide web site for finding and applying for Federal discretionary grants. Mr. Clark played a key role in improving capacity and performance of Grants.gov to support increased grant activity associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Prior to his assignment to Grants.gov, Mr. Clark was the Information Technology Capital Planning Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services, with responsibility for supporting capital planning and oversight for HHS’ $3 billion annual investment in information technology. In addition to his years in the Civil Service, Mr. Clark has also served as the president of two private-sector corporations and as a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense on information technology implementation and acquisition reform. Mr. Clark holds an MBA in international business and is a graduate of the Department of Defense Program Manager Course for managers of major weapons system acquisition programs.
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