The CIO 100 is compiled each year to reveal the most transformative CIOs in the UK business economy. CIOs that are driving business change, process improvement, enabling greater collaboration and innovating in new market opportunities join this exclusive group each year. The technology strategies of the CIOs and their achievements and ambitions towards transformation are judged in comparison to their IT sourcing strategies and vendor influence. The CIOs with the most transformative vision are also judged on their place within the business; and whether they put technology into the board level position and discussion.
BAE Systems is a modern conglomeration of the aircraft, ship building and military manufacturing of the UK’s past. BAE is the world’s largest military contractor and came into being as BAE in November 1999 through the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems, General Electric Company and British Aerospace. In its past are famous companies such as AV Roe, de Havilland and Supermarine. It no longer has shares in Airbus.
IT Leader: Dean McCumiskey, CIO
IT estate and or number of log on accounts under the control of the IT leader: Approximately 100,000 globally, 38,400 users in the UK
Significant strategic technology deals been struck in the last 12 months: New projects have been launched with facial recognition technology, ‘robotic insects’ that can be used as reconnaissance teams, vehicle diagnostics, wind farms that do not interfere with radar, unmanned aircraft and helmet mounted displays.
BAE Systems signed a five year IT services renewal deal with US outsourcer CSC, worth up to $800 million (£514 million) in November 2011. The renewal extends a 17-year existing agreement due to expire in April, and covers a large range of IT management services for the company, one of the UK's largest defence suppliers.
The Military Air and Information (MAI) division signed a contract with business application software provider Infor to support its business transformation programme.
Six new business leaders have been appointed to work alongside government departments
The government has announced the appointment of six 'private sector experts' as crown representatives to work alongside departments to squeeze further savings from suppliers.
NIS Directive set to become law
The EU is to legally compel companies in critical sectors such as banking, energy, transport and internet services and the public sector to report serious security breaches for the first time as part of a major overhaul of cybersecurity policy.
Only one Trojan detected, newspaper said
Symantec has offered a carefully-worded but defiant response to the news that one of its customers, the New York Times, was attacked by Chinese hackers with barely any intervention from its software.
Sounds good but needs more money to work
The Government’s Cyber Security Strategy remains too fixated on high-level ‘macro’ security issues and fails to offer enough new investment in consumer safety, cyber-policing or the need to boost the capacity of university courses, John Colley of security organisation (ISC)2 has argued.
BAE Systems now set to stick with Xchanging deal
BAE Systems now set to stick with Xchanging deal
Initiative aims to make better use of the skills and resources available internationally
Initiative aims to make better use of the skills and resources available internationally
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