Many times the tech stacks are the same,” he lamented. We need to partner to get to joint outcomes. “Projects need to be cut up and have more diversity on who does the work. He expressed frustration at what he called the “DoD bubble” which lacks competition and uses only large traditional contractors. “This is not a model that will let us succeed.” The entire model is broken, the pay is too low, and there is no progression of titles without going into management,” he said. In fact, he described the entire system as broken, saying government agencies need step up efforts to partner with other organizations and with businesses in the private sector. We don’t have the luxury of time, we need a sense of urgency to do this now,” he said.Ĭhaillan added that the federal government needs to do a better job of keeping top talent from leaving public service and going to the private sector. ![]() AI, cybersecurity and data science need to be invested in to help develop our future talent. ![]() We need top talent to go back and teach these future leaders. “We need to invest in curriculum for our schools that are not 10 to 15 years behind as they are today. He said national security will be an issue in the future without that investment. should invest more money in education to train the next generation of leaders. China is not waiting for us to figure it out.”Ĭhaillan also believes that the U.S. Our government leaders urgently need to embrace innovation and we need leaders that understand technology,” he said. “Software can make the difference between getting ahead or staying ahead. “It is disgraceful, and it is not too late but we have to have a sense of urgency if our kids and grandkids are going to be able to compete with China,” he said.Īccording to Chaillan, the United States need to rapidly invest in software innovation and agile software development to stay ahead of China. Insight by Red Hat: Join us for an enlightening panel discussion with moderator, Justin Doubleday and agency and industry leaders who will explore the strategies and tools aimed at empowering the modern digital-native workforce in the intelligence community. He then went to DoD to bring innovation to the war fighter and ensure that younger citizens have a fighting chance against China in the future. Specifically, these fields include cloud computing, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, big data, multi-touch, mobile, IoT, mixed and virtual reality, and wearables.Ĭhaillan decided to come work for the federal government after the Paris terrorist attacks and started at the Department of Homeland Security. He has over 19 years of domestic and international experience with strong technical and subject matter expertise in cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management and compliance. In addition to his public service, Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cyber expert and inventor. He established force-wide DevSecOps capabilities and best practices, including continuous authority to operate (c-ATO) processes and faster streamlined technology adoption. ![]() He also shared his frustrations in trying to streamline this process and make it more effective.Ĭhaillan was appointed as the first Air Force chief software officer (CSO), and was responsible for guiding Air Force programs through the transition to agile software development and DevSecOps. Nicolas Chaillan, former Air Force and Space Force chief software officer, joined Aileen Black on Leaders and Legends to talk about his experience leading the Defense Department through the software development process.
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