The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has named 亚洲AV alumnus Melvin Brown II as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO), following the retirement of former CIO Guy Cavallo. Brown, a seasoned leader in IT and cybersecurity with more than 30 years of experience spanning military, public, and private sectors, steps into the role after serving as OPM鈥檚 Deputy CIO since January 2021.
Brown earned his master鈥檚 degree in New Professional Studies from George Mason鈥檚 School of Public Policy, now the聽,听in 2003. The degree is now incorporated in the one-of-a-kind聽聽program (ODKM), directed by founder聽.
In his new position, Brown will spearhead the 2,500-employee agency鈥檚 digital transformation, focusing on enterprise technology modernization, and bolstering the agency鈥檚 cybersecurity infrastructure. The OPM is responsible for overseeing all policies that support federal human resources departments, among other duties.
His leadership has already contributed to OPM achieving an A rating on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard, a key measure of IT progress across federal agencies.
Before joining OPM, Brown held pivotal roles in government IT leadership, including director of enterprise business management within the Small Business Administration鈥檚 Office of the CIO and senior advisor for the Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 Presidential Transition Office.
Brown is a board member of the 23,000-member nonprofit FinOps Foundation, where he promotes collaborative approaches to cloud financial management. The organization represents some 10,000 companies.
An OPM spokesperson praised Brown as 鈥渁n integral leader in delivering many of OPM鈥檚 accomplishments in modernizing IT.鈥 His leadership, they said, will continue to drive the agency鈥檚 mission of providing efficient, high-quality service to federal employees and their beneficiaries.