Michael J. Bolger
Director
Information Technology and Communication Services
Chief Information Officer
Michael J. Bolger is the director of the Information Technology and Communication Services Directorate and the chief information officer (CIO) at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. His organization of 140 civil servants and 500 contractors is responsible for development, integration and operations of the information technology and communications systems and services at the center. Additionally, he is responsible for ensuring that KSC's information systems are acquired and managed in accordance with federal requirements and agency policy.
Bolger began his career at KSC as a co-op student in 1984 and transitioned to a permanent position in 1987. He spent close to nine years in Shuttle Processing as a software engineer working on teams that developed and maintained software in support of space shuttle launch processing. In 1995, he performed a 7-month detail in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. In 1996, he assumed a key leadership position as a member of the checkout and launch control system (CLCS) project management team, originating business approaches and processes for the large-scale, real-time development project. Beginning in December 2002, as an office chief and contracting officer's technical representative (COTR), he managed a team of NASA and Air Force personnel responsible for technical contract management of the $2.8B Joint Base Operations Support Contract.
Bolger has received numerous honors including an Exceptional Achievement Medal, Certificate of Appreciation, Certificate of Commendation, Outstanding Star Award, Superior Achievement Award and Space Flight Awareness Honoree (40th Anniversary). He has participated in several leadership development programs including the Senior Executive Service Career Development Program (SES CDP), the Federal Executive Institute's Leadership for a Democratic Society, and the agency's Management Education Program.
Bolger was born in Bellefonte, Pa., and grew up in Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated from Talawanda High School in 1982. He graduated from Indiana University in 1987 with a bachelor's in computer science and a minor in mathematics. He earned a master's in business administration (M.B.A) from the University of Central Florida in 1999. He lives in Merritt Island with his wife, Samantha, and three children.
February 2007
Biographies - Current Employees