
Jesse Burr
Executive Editor of Nextgov/FCW, federal technology and cybersecurity journalist with 8+ years covering government IT
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Jul 27, 2026
Our breakdown of the federal CIO’s departure, OneGov’s future and whatever CMMC will look like
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Ross WilkersHOST
Take us through where he's leaving off and where his successor will be picking up on.

Jesse BurrGUEST
So, I mean, Greg was the top tech official in government during a time of pretty significant upheaval.

Jesse BurrGUEST
Um, we had a lot of just the general workforce leaving, but that was also some significant tech teams.

Jesse BurrGUEST
Um, and we saw the administration having to kind of reorient and respond to that and try to bring on new talent, starting this, uh, tech force to sort of incentivize people from industry to come back into government service.

Jesse BurrGUEST
Greg has also talked to NextGov FCW about how much of his effort in the role was around culture more so than the actual technology itself, so trying to establish a culture of innovation, of faster turnarounds, of, you know, a more agile technology environment in government, um, rather than saying you have to onboard X, Y, and Z products or services.
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Nick WakemanHOST
how quickly will he earn any seniority? 'Cause he's, like, the, one of the lower s- in the seniority ranks, uh, in Congress, so.

Jesse BurrGUEST
Yeah, in terms of how long he's been in Congress, he's, uh, sort of near the bottom.

Jesse BurrGUEST
But Connolly, who he succeeded and who in many ways he's a spiritual successor to in terms of policy, was one of the main movers and shakers when it comes to tech and workforce policy in Congress.