FCC names Robert Naylor new CIO

The Federal Communications Commission announced Robert Naylor's hiring as chief information officer on Monday, one year after he resigned from the same position at the Small Business Administration.

In his new role, Naylor will be in charge of managing the agency's IT systems, personnel and overseeing the shift towards cloud-based storage and applications under direction from the Obama administration.

“This hire equips the FCC to lead by example in the federal technology space,” said FCC Managing Director Steven VanRoekel in a statement. “Robert brings the right vision and leadership to modernize the agency’s data and IT holdings and keep this agency moving towards the cloud.

Naylor's personal website states he managed technology implementations for President Obama's presidential campaign and assisted the transition teams "in selecting, implementing and managing an Internet based candidate applicant tracking system."

Naylor joined the Small Business Administration as a consultant in 2009 and quickly rose to become chief information officer. He reportedly came under pressure from lawmakers last year during a review of potential contracting irregularities at SBA.

Naylor resigned from his position at SBA last June, a development labeled shocking by some in the federal IT community. There was no evidence his resignation was related to the review of contracting.

Naylor served on two working groups for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in addition to serving on the Federal Executive CIO Council. He earned a B.A. in organizational management from Eastern University in St. Davids, Penn. and a business administration degree from Arcadia College.

VanRoekel recently announced his own plans to leave the FCC this week to join USAID following the comprehensive overhaul of the agency's website, which debuted last month. He oversaw the project, which has drawn some criticism from industry lawyers tasked with filing documents through the online system.