DHS Steven Cooper is the first CIO of the Department of Homeland Security. He oversees eight of the top 25 IT projects being implemented by civilian agencies. A 2004 report from the DHS Office of the Inspector General found that the CIO lacks the authority to manage the department’s technology assets and programs. Cooper’s office has been allotted limited resources fewer than 65 employees to support a 180,000-person department. CIOs for member organizations within DHS have larger staffs than that of Cooper’s.”]
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