Clare Martorana
{{Short description|American government official}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
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| name = Clare A. Martorana
| image = Clare Martorana, OMB Federal CIO.png
| office = 5th Chief Information Officer of the United States
| president = Joe Biden
| term_start = March 2021
| term_end = January 2025
| successor = Greg Barbaccia (2025)
| predecessor = Suzette Kent
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| alma_mater = Saint Elizabeth University
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Clare A. Martorana is an American technology executive who served as Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States in the Biden Administration from March 2021 until January 2025.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=Clare A. Martorana |url=https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO24/20220916/115118/HHRG-117-GO24-Bio-MartoranaC-20220916.pdf |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=U.S. House of Representatives Document Repository}} She was the fifth person to hold the job of Federal CIO, which was created by the E-Government Act of 2002. The Federal CIO's office is a part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=Clare Martorana |url=https://fedscoop.com/bio/clare-martorana-2/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=FedScoop |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Jason |date=2022-12-27 |title=Federal CIO Martorana on her plans for 2023 |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2022/12/federal-cio-martorana-on-her-plans-for-2023/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=federalnewsnetwork.com |language=en-US}}
Career
Prior to a career in public service, Martorana was President at Everyday Health and held a variety of executive roles across the WebMD corporation.{{Cite web |last=Sybert |first=Sarah |date=2021-03-10 |title=Digital Service Leader Clare Martorana Tapped as Next Federal CIO |url=https://govciomedia.com/digital-service-leader-clare-martorana-tapped-as-next-federal-cio/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=GovCIO Media & Research |language=en-US}}
Martorana joined the U.S. Digital Service team at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the year 2016,{{Cite web |title=Outgoing US CIO Clare Martorana on driving tech transformation |url=https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/the-power-of-partnerships-outgoing-us-federal-cio-clare-martorana-reflects-on-how-to-drive-government-transformation/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.globalgovernmentforum.com |language=en-US}} establishing the agency’s digital modernization work to deliver veterans a modern digital experience on the agency's web platforms.{{Cite web |last1=Martorana |first1=Clare |last2=Jurick |first2=Kat |date=2019-11-06 |title=Improving Access to Benefits |url=https://medium.com/the-service-gazette/improving-access-to-benefits-4ed0d21bc4d5 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Service Gazette |language=en}} In 2019, she took on the role of the Chief Information Officer at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). At OPM, Martorana managed the agency's technology enterprise as it rebuilt from the 2015 hacks involving the agency's security documents.{{Cite web |last=Boyd |first=Aaron |date=2019-02-07 |title=OPM Announces Change In IT Leadership |url=https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2019/02/opm-announces-change-it-leadership/154719/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Nextgov.com |language=en}}
= Federal CIO =
President Biden appointed Martorana into the CIO role in March 2021. The role involved working on response to then 2020 SolarWinds hack, increasing overall customer experience across government,{{Cite web |last=Alms |first=Natalie |date=2024-11-15 |title=How the federal CIO is prepping for the presidential transition |url=https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/11/how-federal-cio-prepping-presidential-transition/401076/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Nextgov.com |language=en}} implementing zero trust architecture patterns,{{Cite web |last=Nihill |first=Caroline |date=2024-09-05 |title=Federal CIO says agencies are nearing completion of zero-trust implementation |url=https://fedscoop.com/federal-cio-says-agencies-are-nearing-completion-of-zero-trust-implementation/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=FedScoop |language=en-US}} and setting rules for the adoption of artificial intelligence by federal agencies. She departed the role in January 2025 prior to the inauguration of President Trump.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Jason |date=2025-01-24 |title=New federal CIO onboard at OMB |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/01/new-federal-cio-onboard-at-omb/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=federalnewsnetwork.com |language=en-US}}
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