Interior Department to Get New Acting CIO

Federal Computer Week reports today that Michael Howell, now the CIO for the Fish and Wildlife Service, will become acting CIO for the whole Department starting on January 4.

This may be very parochial of me, but here's the part that caught my eye:

Howell, who has extensive experience with geographic information systems, began his federal career with the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Washington.

And, yes, the emphasis is mine.