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CIO Program: Empowering government technology leaders

We empower Government and Public Services (GPS) CIOs to lead confidently in a changing technology landscape with tailored IT transformation support. By combining experience, insights, and leadership development, we enable CIOs to balance strategic and operational priorities and drive meaningful business transformation.

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Helping technology leaders stay ahead with our CIO Program

Your role as a technology leader is constantly evolving, and staying ahead of the curve can be challenging. Our technology services, paired with relevant insights and tailored experiences from Deloitte’s CIO Program, are designed to help accelerate your leadership journey while strategically steering your agency toward success.

Shaping your CIO agenda

Deloitte’s CIO Program in GPS has curated a list of top CIO priorities for government and public services technology leaders. Developing a perspective on each of these issues will help you shape your agenda, anticipate critical challenges, and redefine the future for your organization.

Align IT with mission value

CIOs are rethinking how IT enables mission value as new technologies drive organizations to reimagine operating models for accelerated mission success.

Cost-effective optimization

CIOs should tie investments to value while maintaining governance and trust. Opportunity discovery and value realization are key to success.

Harness data & AI potential

These technologies offer mission advantage, but risks and inconsistent executive commitment persist. Treating data as a strategic asset can build trust and unlock insights.

Rapid innovation & delivery

Rapid innovation and delivery are essential today. CIOs should lead agile, strategic tech adoption by tracking outcomes and managing risks.

Elevate IT talent & culture

With demand for tech talent increasing, CIOs must rethink talent processes. Building teams focused on innovation and learning will be key to success.

Digital-first experience

To increase mission impact, CIOs should continually drive IT changes that transform interactions and not just digitize existing processes.

Enhance cyber security posture

Threats have evolved with remote work and IT transformation. For digital resilience, CIOs need advanced recovery, strong defenses, and strict compliance.

Enabling your IT transformation with Deloitte’s government practice

Strategic functions

Strategic IT Planning | Technology Strategy | Workforce & Organization

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Program and relationship management

Program Management, Alignment & Execution | Digital Engagement & Experience | Service Excellence

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Modernization architecture

Digital Transformation | Analytics/AI & Insights | Cloud Infrastructure & Platforms

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Solution delivery

Application Development & Modernization| ERP & COTS Transformation | Digital Services Platforms

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IT operations

Application Management | Data & AI Operations | Cloud & Infrastructure Management | Digital Contact Centers

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Cyber security

Cyber Strategy | Cyber Solutions | Cyber Operations

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Delivering your enterprise IT transformation goals

An organization’s ambition and strategy shape transformation. To allocate resources and achieve goals, CIOs must align plans to their organization’s mission, objectives, and constraints. This phase defines ‘why’ and ‘what’ to change, including introducing, removing, or improving services.

In this phase, leaders determine ‘how’ to operationalize transformation. CIOs and CTOs assess people, processes, and technology. They plan recruitment and training, identify gaps, and decide on tech development and integration, while constantly managing risks and change.

To enable ongoing optimization, we embed innovation into operations and offer managed services for data centers, cloud, and applications. The optimize phase helps set performance criteria, reimagines customer experience, and uses KPIs to boost efficiency, performance, and cost savings.

Our latest thinking

Enterprise IT transformation: Essential for achieving mission success

As business and technology environments continue to evolve rapidly, CIOs and CTOs must prioritize enterprise IT transformation to enable mission success.

Top of mind Issues for GPS CIOs

Our GPS CIO Program can help you tackle your greatest challenges, accelerate mission outcomes, and adopt the latest innovations in technology.

  • Client stories

    Texas Department of Information Resources

    To provide Texans with modern, user-friendly services, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) envisioned a personalized assistant for secure, efficient experiences. Deloitte partnered with DIR to create Texas by Texas (TxT), a centralized platform enabling government entities to integrate services. TxT lets Texans manage and complete multiple government tasks anytime, anywhere, on any device.

  • Make an impact: Client stories

    Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

    The DHS lacked formal DevSecOps, resulting in varied tools and custom automation across teams. This caused delays in product launches, feature deployment, and accreditation. Deloitte introduced an automation-driven CI/CD platform that standardized DevSecOps, set quality and security benchmarks, and centralized reusable services. This enabled teams to focus on end-user needs, improve architecture control, cut AWS costs, and boost efficiency.

The Deloitte advantage

More than 120 technology alliances

Deloitte, a globally recognized systems integrator and transformation leader, maintains top-tier alliances with the world's most innovative technology providers.

50+ former CXOs

Deloitte employs industry professionals with deep experience and insights, including more than 50 former CIO/CXO executives across all industries and sectors.

Innovation pioneers

With capabilities spanning cloud, AI, ERP, cyber, and digital, Deloitte drives technology innovation, ensuring your organization is at the forefront of innovation.

Serving 90% of fortune 500

We serve six commercial industries, every cabinet agency, and 46 out of 50 US states. Our global reach is a testament to our extensive experience across a broad range of technology and service areas.

Market’s choice

Deloitte's Human Capital practice, an IDC-recognized industry leader, has a proven track record of navigating the most complex talent and organizational change challenges.

Premier technology provider

Deloitte is recognized among global leaders in technology consulting by Gartner, IDC, and ALM Intelligence. We are a premier provider of cloud IT transformation, custom software development, and software engineering services.

Investing in your leadership journey

CIO Transition Labs

CIO Transition Labs help CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and IT executives—new or experienced—to elevate their careers through individual leadership labs and create collaborative team experiences for organizational breakthroughs.

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Next Generation CIO Academy

The Next Generation CIO Academy from Deloitte’s CIO Program offers an immersive leadership development experience for aspiring CIOs and experienced tech executives to elevate their skills and navigate today’s challenges as future C-suite leaders.

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Executive Team Visioning Labs (ETVL)

These labs deliver tailored experiences for IT leaders and teams seeking to define, refine, or refresh their strategic direction. They help teams align on a unified direction, create strategic blueprints, and foster energized engagement.

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Doug Bourgeois

Doug Bourgeois

Managing Director, GPS AI & Engineering | Deloitte Consulting LLP
+1 571 451 4152
Christopher Keel

Christopher Keel

Principal, State Local and Higher Education (SLHE) Sector | Deloitte Consulting LLP
+1 512 226 4463
Aman Vij

Aman Vij

Principal, GPS Strategy & Transactions | Deloitte Consulting LLP
+1 571 882 5226