CBP WEEK OIT Update
Sonny Bhagowalia
Acting Assistant Commissioner & CIO
Office of Information Technology
As Acting Assistant Commissioner (AC), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), I lead a staff of 2,200 federal employees; 3,300 contractors & oversee a $ 1.8 B IT Budget to support CBP’s Mission. My team & I oversee the design, development, programming, testing, implementation, training, and O&M of CBP’s automated systems and BPR. OIT is responsible for the maintenance of applied technologies, and overseeing both in-house and shared computer facilities and systems, including hardware, software, data, network, video, & voice communications. I oversee the identification and evaluation of new technologies for applications in support of CBP business processes.
Valerie Isbell
Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Office of Information and Technology, Enterprise Services
The PSPO provides application solutions and ongoing operational support for Portof Entry processing and information sharing regarding people who are inadmissible ormay pose a threat to the United States. These applications support the dual goals of preventing terrorists or others who may do our country harm from entering the US while facilitating legitimate travel. Ms. Isbell has worked collaboratively with other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Department of State on developing joint systems, ensuring that existing capabilities are leveraged and information is shared within and beyond DHS to support Homeland Security.
Sunil Madhugiri
Acting Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Sunil Madhugiri joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2019 as a Chief Architect. He was recently selected as the Acting Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for CBP’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT). The Office of the CTO, CBP’s dedicated hub for technological leadership, drives innovation through a variety of crucial activities such as managing vendor engagement, researching emerging technologies, and arranging proof-of-concept demonstrations.
As Acting CTO, Mr. Madhugiri is responsible for leading the creation and identification of novel technology products that are designed and developed iteratively using highly adaptable agile methodologies and open standards to strengthen CBP operations. Mr. Madhugiri also chairs the Technical Review Board, a governance body that focuses on improving the quality, cost effective-ness, sustainability, and resiliency of CBP’s IT
