What Happened?
Washington, DC-based US Department of Transportation has Promoted Tim Schmidt as Acting Chief Information Officer
About the Company
At the US Department of Transportation, we occupy a unique leadership role in global transportation. Since our first official day of operation nearly 50 years ago, our transportation programs have evolved to meet the demands of a changing Nation. Today, DOT is composed of the Office of the Secretary, the Surface Transportation Board, the Office of the Inspector General and 10 Operating Administrations. At the DOT, we care about keeping Americans safe as they travel. We care about connecting more Americans to better opportunities. We care about infrastructure innovation, growing the economy, and tackling a host of other challenges so that we can keep America moving in the right direction. And we want to continue bringing talented minds into public service to help us in the process.
About the Person
Tim Schmidt is the Acting Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT). He serves as the department’s technology advocate, strategist and thought leader. Tim advocates, monitors, evaluates and communicates new and evolving technological and process solutions to solve cross-modal challenges and fill gaps where necessary. He works with senior leadership within DOT and is responsible for assisting with the coordination and integrations of technical policies, guidelines, procedures, and activities to ensure effective and efficient strategic planning in support of DOT missions and objectives.
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