FCC CIO Won't Head to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency After All

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may have to find a new chief ventures officer. In June, Federal Communications Commission Chief Information Officer David Bray announced he would fill NGA’s role but changed his mind in recent weeks. “I’ve communicated to the NGA director earlier this week that I will be pursuing a different future career. A big thank you for everything that each of you do to help move FCC forward,” Bray said.

Instead, Bray will pursue private consulting roles in machine learning and data integration strategies, and will become the executive director of the People-Centered Internet, a coalition founded by tech icon Vint Cert. Bray initially accepted the position with NGA in early June, but later deferred his start date to late September after the “sudden arrival” of his adopted son. He has been on family leave since.