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Andy Blumenthal is the CTO of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. He was previously chief enterprise architect at the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Coast Guard, where he developed an enterprise architecture that received an award from the Department of Homeland Security for being best in class. Blumenthal believes technology investments should always be focused on furthering an organization's mission. He was staff-nominated as an information manager passionate about furthering information management practices in the public sector.
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