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to compile that into its knowledge and share it with the public .
“ Likewise , we have to seize this as an opportunity because certainly anyone that is seeking to harm us and our allies will be using it and harnessing it to do harm to us . And so we have to be aware of the threats , we have to be aware of defensive actions against those threats , but we absolutely have to harness the opportunity and leverage these capabilities and we have to do it ethically and responsibly . And I think we have done a pretty good job of that thus far .”
Next steps and advice for the next CIO For Knausenberger , the next steps involve taking some well-earned time to spend with family .
“ Coming into this job I said I ’ d plan on doing two years . I ’ m coming up on three . And believe it or not , I ’ m actually the longestrunning CIO in quite some time because this job tends to be a two or three-year role .
“ You need new blood , you need new ideas and new approaches to keep things fresh in a space that is going to continue to change .”
After a summer off , the next step will be a role back in the private sector . But Knausenberger won ’ t rule out a return in future .
“ I would not be surprised if some amount of time away if I get a phone call from someone in the national security sector that says , ‘ Boy , do I have a juicy problem for you to come and help with !’,” she says . “ And I will have to give it some really good thought .”
At the time of speaking with Knausenberger , her successor has not been announced . But what advice would she give the next CIO ?
“ Whoever we choose , what I would tell them is to trust their team , trust the strategy and the roadmaps . We ’ ve got a plan in place , we ’ ve got momentum , we ’ ve got the people doing the right things .
“ I would say trust the team to go forward and continue to remember that this is a broad enterprise ,” she concludes . “ We have a lot of stakeholders and we have to really make sure that we are driving toward that enterprise look , that we ’ re enabling our airmen and guardians and continuing to deliver .”
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