Kevin Walsh

Kevin Walsh

Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity

Areas of Expertise:

CIO authorities
FITARA
IT contracting
Legacy IT

Kevin Walsh is a Director in GAO’s Information Technology and Cybersecurity team. He oversees work related to CIO authorities, systems at DHS and DOD, legacy modernizations, and satellite and space systems. He has led reviews covering topics related to the authorities of federal Chief Information Officers, management of legacy IT systems, coordination of IT contracts, and assessments of IT-related risk.

Kevin joined GAO in June 2006, and led projects related to FITARA and GAO’s High Risk area on Improving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations.

Kevin earned a master’s degree in business administration from Virginia Tech. Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Kevin can be reached by email at walshk@gao.gov or by phone at 202-512-6151.

Recent Reports

Financial Management: DOD Needs to Improve System Oversight

Published: Mar 07, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 07, 2023.

Global Cybercrime: Federal Agency Efforts to Address International Partners' Capacity to Combat Crime

Published: Mar 01, 2023.

Publicly Released: Mar 01, 2023.

Chief Information Officers: Private Sector Practices Can Inform Government Roles

Published: Sep 15, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2022.

Cybersecurity: Kick-Starting the Office of the National Cyber Director

Published: Sep 06, 2022.

Publicly Released: Sep 06, 2022.

Cyber Insurance: Action Needed to Assess Potential Federal Response to Catastrophic Attacks

Published: Jun 21, 2022.

Publicly Released: Jun 21, 2022.

Business Systems: DOD Needs to Improve Performance Reporting and Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Planning

Published: Jun 14, 2022.

Publicly Released: Jun 14, 2022.

Multimedia

The U.S. Led Fight Against Global Cybercrime

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

As Cyberattack Risks Increase, How Is The Insurance Market and Government Responding?

Tuesday, June 21, 2022