Former Army CIO Joins Cisco
By Jill R. Aitoro | Monday, November 26, 2007 | 01:13 PM
By Jill R. Aitoro | Monday, November 26, 2007 | 01:13 PM
The word ‘retirement’ doesn’t count for much in government. As soon as an official graciously departs his or her post, industry pounces. Such is the case of former U.S. Army CIO, Steven Boutelle, who retired less than four months ago. He has joined Cisco Systems as vice president of the networking vendor’s Global Government Solutions Group.
Boutelle will lead Cisco’s participation in the Internet Routing in Space program, which is a collaboration between industry and government to demonstrate the viability of conducting military communications through an Internet router in space. In theory, satellite systems could integrate with ground infrastructure for anytime, anywhere IP-based data, video voice and mobile communications.
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Agree with the Army Officer. The CIO office was emphasizing CISCO certification and was heavily involved in the comms mentioned in the article.
Recently Retired | Thursday, November 29, 2007 | 01:09 PMI would think that ethics rules would come into play here and a minimum wait of one year would be required similar to those who have influence or decision making over contracts. The CIO/G6 position has much influence over which platforms/vendors the Army uses and since we are heavily Cisco this hiring could appear quid pro quo.
Army Officer | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 | 03:41 PMABOUT THIS BLOG
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