Gary Washington
Federal Leadership
As the chief information officer of the United States Department of Agriculture, Gary Washington is responsible for leading the agency’s work on IT operations, governance, and budget formulation policies — along with working with leaders representing the department’s nearly 20 component agencies. His accomplishments include overseeing an IT workforce representing thousands of employees, cloud adoption efforts, and the IT modernization centers of excellence, which are meant to serve as technology incubators for the federal government. Before joining USDA, he worked for the Office of Management and Budget and the Food and Drug Administration.
