Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer for the Office of Management and Budget, Maria Roat

Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer Maria Roat started the year at the helm of the Small Business Administration’s IT department. Early into the COVID-19 pandemic, Roat was tapped to join the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of the Federal CIO as the No. 2 IT leader in government.

Six months into the job, Roat joined Nextgov Senior Editor Aaron Boyd for a one-on-one discussion on the state of federal IT, how agencies are using technology to deal with current crises, and her journey from the Navy to leading IT policy from the White House.