Summary: Chief information officers have a lot of authority under federal law. And the Army’s brand new CIO says he fully intends to use them. The Army will soon stand up a new governing body to oversee a more disciplined approach to IT spending. As part of the latest reorganization, the Army’s looking to weed out legacy systems and make sure it sticks to the IT spending levels it’s promised Congress. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has details on what CIO Raj Iyer calls a “ruthless” approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
