NPS IT Leaders Re-energize Local CIO Consortium
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NPS IT Leaders Re-energize Local CIO Consortium
By MC2 Patrick Dionne
NPS Chief Information Officer (CIO) Joe LoPiccolo welcomed fellow information technology leadership from regional DOD, academic and civilian organizations throughout the Monterey Peninsula to the NPS campus, April 4, for the Monterey Peninsula CIO Council.
“It has been a little over a year since we have all last met,” said LoPiccolo. “These symposia are a great way to ensure that the Monterey Peninsula is rich with partnerships in the realm of information technology, and going forward, I would like to be able to have these forums every quarter.”
Included in the forum were senior IT leaders from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), Fort Hunter Liggett, U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Also in attendance were representatives from civilian partners including the City of Monterey, Montage Health and Monterey County.
Presentations included an update from each member institution, as well as topical discussions on dark fiber, the latest in security operations and more.
“There are a lot of changes going on in IT and it is important that we are able to bounce ideas off our partners on topics such as industry involvement and cloud computing,” added LoPiccolo. “The more we can know about what our colleagues are doing, and how they are doing it, the more we can seek out opportunities to work together.”