MeriTalk Interview: GDIT’s Gilliland Charts Path for Fast-Moving IT Policy

The sharp acceleration in top-level Federal government IT policy direction over the past couple of years has shifted the equation of modern technology implementation from an aspiration to an imperative for government agencies.

With detailed marching orders on cybersecurity, zero trust, and customer experience – just to name a few – agencies have to move on those fronts right now, and are depending on the private sector to help jumpstart their efforts.

Few know the government landscape and the potential for improvement better than Amy Gilliland, who has run General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for going on five years, after 12 years as an executive at parent company General Dynamics Corp., and a six-year tour in the U.S. Navy.