Laurie Boeder
Headquarters, Washington, DC                                           
     
                                                     December 1, 1994
(Phone:  202/358-1898)

RELEASE:  94-199

LYNN TO BECOME NASA'S FIRST CIO

     John C. Lynn has been named to head the new office of Chief
Information Officer within the Office of the Administrator at NASA
Headquarters in Washington, DC.  

     The Chief Information Officer will provide leadership in the
development of information resource management strategies and will
ensure that information and related technologies are managed and
utilized to support Agency 
priorities.

     Lynn will be on detail from the Marshall Space Flight Center
(MSFC), Huntsville, AL, where he has been serving as the Deputy
Director of Institutional and Program Support.  He will begin his new
duties on February 1, 1995.  At Marshall, he was responsible for
assisting in management of MSFC's facilities, environmental and
information systems offices.  He is currently the Center's Senior
Installation Information Resources Management Official and chairs the
MSFC Information Resources Oversight Council. 

     Prior to 1989, Lynn was the Director of the MSFC Information
Systems Office.  He has been the chair of the NASA Information
Resources Management and Technology Exchange Council (NITEC) since
1982.  The NITECprovides Agencywide coordination of information
technology activities and consultation to NASA management.  The NITEC
has been responsible for the formation of teams and studies leading to
the creation of efforts such as the Inter-Center Committee on
Networking, the Automated Information Management Program and the NASA
Information Resources Strategic Plan. 

     Lynn earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver
and is the recipient of several awards, including the NASA Exceptional
Service Medal and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. 

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