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Jerry Williams
Chief Information Officer, United States Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Location: Waldorf, MD United States
Joined: Mar 26th, 2014

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As the CIO of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Jerry E. Williams provides direction, oversight, and management of the Department's IT activities. Mr. Williams previously served as the deputy CIO at the Department of the Interior (DOI) where he was responsible for ensuring that DOI met all of its IT requirements in Security, Architecture, IT Capital Investment Planning, and Records Management.

Prior to serving as the deputy CIO at DOI, Mr. Williams was the Director of Financial Management for the Director of National Intelligence, where he led all financial management activities for the Intelligence Community (IC). Mr. Williams has also served as the acting CIO and deputy CIO of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the acting CIO for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Before joining SBA, Mr. Williams served as the Chief of the Federal Financial Management Systems Branch at the Office of Management and Budget, where he led a government-wide program responsible for ensuring effective and efficient Federal financial systems. He began his Federal career with the Department of Defense in 1984.

Mr. Williams attended Cheyney University and Troy University majoring in Accounting and Public Administration.

Education (request update)

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania class of 1981

Undergrad Major: Accounting

Experience

I currently work with United States Department of Education, Federal Student Aid as Chief Information Officer
I have years of experience working in the Government and Policy industry.

Chief Information Officer | United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
From August 2009 to Current • 17 year(s)
Responsible for leading all facets of technology including strategic planning, enterprise architecture, investment management, operations, and security for a $379.2 million budget and 300 employees.

Deputy Chief Information Officer | United States Department of the Interior
From August 2008 to August 2009 • 1 year(s)
Supported and facilitated information resources management throughout the Department and implementation of federal laws, regulations, and policy guidance.

Director Financial Improvement Group | Office of the Director of National Intelligence
From February 2008 to August 2008 • 0 year(s)
Led all financial management activities for the Intelligence Community including internal control assessment, audit activities, and financial systems implementation.

Deputy Chief Information Officer/Acting Chief Information Officer | United States Department of Agriculture
From January 2005 to February 2008 • 3 year(s)
Senior career IT executive responsible for oversight and management of the Department's $2.9 billion IT portfolio covering grants, entitlements, and discretionary activities.

Deputy Chief/Acting Chief Information Officer | United States Small Business Administration
From January 2003 to July 2005 • 2 year(s)
Principal career information technology advisor responsible for overseeing IT evaluation, architectural design, and strategic IT plans with a budget of $19.4MM and 70 employees.

Chief Federal Financial Systems Branch | Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget
From January 2000 to January 2003 • 3 year(s)
Responsible for planning and implementing government-wide program to ensure effective Federal financial management systems through development of policies and improvement strategies.

Senior Systems Accountant | Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer
From January 1993 to January 2000 • 7 year(s)
Provided systems accounting support and financial management oversight for Department of Defense operations.

Supervisory Systems Accountant | Department of Defense, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command
From January 1987 to January 1993 • 6 year(s)
Supervised systems accounting operations and provided financial oversight for Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command.

Accounting Manager | Johnson and Johnson Inc., Devro Inc.
From January 1981 to January 1987 • 6 year(s)
Managed accounting operations for private sector companies Johnson and Johnson Inc. and Devro Inc.

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