Stephen Warren joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in May 2007 as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Information and Technology (PDAS/IT) and serves as the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department. He assists the VA CIO in the oversight and facilitation of all IT activities of the Department to improve the effectiveness of program operations and to assist line and staff organizations in the performance of their missions. The PDAS/IT serves as the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for IT (AS/IT) for cross functional integration of Department-wide information technology, security and privacy matters including policy/budget formulation, planning, assessment of Department business requirements, acquisition, execution and oversight; internal and external coordination; and development and analysis of department level program data. He is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day support for medical, benefit and cemetery activities as well as staff support functions of the Department.

Stephen has approximately 28 years of federal experience. Prior to the FTC, Stephen served for ten years at the Department of Energy (DOE). His last position at DOE was as the Chief Information Officer for the Office of Environmental Management, a $6 billion per year program responsible for managing the cleanup of former nuclear weapon production sites. Previous to working at DOE, Stephen served in the Air Force where he was involved in a broad range of activities including: research in support of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), support for nuclear treaty monitoring efforts, and service in Korea as a transportation squadron section commander.

Stephen is a 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan, where he received a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering. He has also received a M.S. in Systems Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is widely published on subjects involving, nuclear facilities, radioactivity, and related issues. He is accomplished speaker on a range of topics including information security, project management and managing change.

Mr. Warren received the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive in 2008. He is a recipient of the 2006 Government Information Security Leadership Award (GISLA). He was awarded the 2004 Service to America Social Services Medal, as one of the managers of the FTC’s National Do Not Call registry. He was recognized by Federal Computer week as one of the Federal 100 award winners for 2004. He led the IT team that received the 2004 AFFIRM (Association for Federal information Resources Management) Leadership Award for Innovative Applications and one of five federal 2004 American Council for Technology Intergovernmental Solutions awards. He is a founding member of the CIO Executive Council, a member of the CIO Executive Council Advisor Board, a member of the American Council for Technology (ACT) Board, and a member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda Chapter Advisory Council.