Federal 100: Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Nally

Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Nally
Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers
and Deputy CIO
U.S. Marine Corps

The work: Leading the virtualization of the Marine Corps’ networks and championing the consolidation of data centers.

The impact: The service’s success in data center consolidation is saving millions and providing deployed Marines with fast access to information anywhere in the world at any time.

The nuts and bolts: Nally’s efforts facilitated the launch of the Marine Corps’ federated data center, a model for scalable virtualization. He also pioneered efforts to reform the Marine Corps' IT governance, acquisition and accountability, and has partnered with the Defense Information Systems Agency on cyber training.

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