Cita
Furlani has been named chief
information officer (CIO)
for the Commerce
Department’s National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) by NIST Director Arden Bement
Jr. She has been serving on an acting basis in this position
since November 2002.
As CIO,
Furlani is the principal adviser to the NIST Director on
the planning, execution, evaluation
and delivery of information
technology (IT) services and support. She is responsible
for planning, directing and implementing the utilization
of IT resources, supporting infrastructure, IT security
and assistance to NIST staff, collaborators and clients
in the
conduct of NIST’s scientific, engineering and administrative
programs. Prior to being
named acting CIO, Furlani served on detail from NIST as
director of the National Coordination Office
for Information Technology Research and Development. This
office, reporting to the White House through the Office of
Science and Technology Policy and the National Science and
Technology Council, coordinates the planning, budget and
assessment activities for the 12-agency Networking and Information
Technology R&D Program.
Previously, Furlani
was director of the Information Technology and Electronics
Office within NIST’s Advanced Technology
Program (ATP). Before joining ATP, Furlani served as chief
of the Office of Enterprise Integration within NIST’s
Information Technology Laboratory, coordinating Department
of Commerce activities in the area of enterprise integration.
Furlani also has
served as special assistant to former NIST Director Arati
Prabhakar when Prabhakar was chair of the
Committee on Applications and Technology for the Administration’s
Information Infrastructure Task Force; as senior program
analyst in NIST’s Program Office; and as manager of
R&D programs within the NIST Manufacturing Engineering
Laboratory.
Furlani’s
educational background includes a Master of Science degree
in electronics and computer engineering
from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts degree
in physics and mathematics from Texas Christian University.
As a non-regulatory
agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Technology Administration, NIST develops and promotes measurement,
standards and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate
trade and improve the quality of life.
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