A career senior executive, Mr. Meagher was appointed to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Technology in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in August 2001. As the senior career IT official in the Department he also serves as VA’s Deputy Chief Information Officer, providing direction, oversight and management of information technology operations of the federal government’s largest civilian department, with a multi-billion dollar budget and over 225,000 employees in VA medical centers, clinics, benefits offices and national cemeteries throughout the country. In June 2003 Mr. Meagher was appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve in the position of Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology. In this role, he also served as VA’s Acting Chief Information Officer, advising the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on all matters pertaining to information and technology management in the Department.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Meagher served as the Special Assistant to the Secretary on matters relating to information technology. His extensive career in the area of information technology spans over 25 years in both the public and private sectors.

Mr. Meagher has received numerous awards in recognition of his performance, leadership, and contributions in information technology, both in the federal arena and the private sector. Most notably, he was honored with his second Federal 100 Award in March 2005, presented to the 100 leaders who made a difference in federal information technology during the 2004 calendar year. In addition he received the coveted FCW Eagle Award given to two Federal 100 recipients -- one representing government and another from industry -- who made a particular impact in the government IT community in the previous year.

An Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam, he was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.