As her time as CIO at the Department of the Air Force comes to an end , Lauren Knausenberger tells us about the tasks still on her hitlist and her advice for her successor
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
As her time as CIO at the Department of the Air Force comes to an end , Lauren Knausenberger tells us about the tasks still on her hitlist and her advice for her successor
When a high-level official steps down from their position , it often raises questions about the future of the organisation they leave behind . But Lauren Knausenberger , CIO of the Department of the Air Force , will be leaving with her head held high .
Knausenberger ’ s time in the role which she describes as the “ honour of a lifetime ” is coming to an end : she leaves her role , on 2nd June . But speaking with her shortly before her time as CIO concludes , it is clear that she is not letting up as she prepares to cross the finish line .
“ There are a couple of things that are going to be a photo finish ,” she explains . “ One is just getting all of our endpoints on the same image and having all of those endpoints remotely managed . We ’ re pushing very , very hard on that .”
Other projects nearing completion are the simplification of the department ’ s endpoint security model and the first wave of its Enterprise IT-as-a-Service , which is aimed at improving consistency of IT service delivery .
“ Those are all big things that have been in progress for a little while and people are really trying to get it done because we have a shared sense of urgency in the Department . These are the top items on the hit list I want to see done before I leave .”
90 June 2023