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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Federal IT Governance / CPIC Program Manager - **Company:** ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INC. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Decision Support Systems, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Information Management, Information Technology Audit, IT Management, Workflow Management Systems, Performance Monitor, Gsuite, FHWA - **Published:** September 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=15d9f6bcf67da485 ## About the Role * US Citizen * Approximately 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in Federal IT program/project management, IT governance, IT portfolio management, CPIC, or closely related disciplines. * Demonstrated experience managing complex Federal IT governance, portfolio-management, or CIO/OCIO support programs. * Hands-on knowledge of CPIC and Federal IT investment-management processes. * Direct experience with U.S. Department of Transportation, FHWA, OST, or another DOT Operating Administration. * Experience with one or more of the following: FITARA, IT portfolio management, IT financial management, IT investment reviews, IT budgets and spend plans, Enterprise IT governance, IT risk management, IT audit/compliance, OMB IT reporting and data calls * Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating multiple concurrent workstreams. * Strong program-management skills, including schedule, risk, issue, action-item, staffing, and deliverable management. * Experience preparing executive-level briefings, dashboards, reports, recommendations, and decision-support materials. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Demonstrated ability to work directly with senior Federal Government stakeholders. * Ability to satisfy applicable Federal Government suitability, security, credentialing, and onboarding requirements. Preferred Qualifications * PMP certification or comparable program/project management credential. * Experience supporting a Federal CIO/OCIO organization. * Experience supporting CPIC business cases, IT Dashboard reporting, IDC submissions, or OMB reporting. * Experience with IT financial-management processes, Technology Business Management (TBM), TCO, spend analysis, or IT acquisition planning. * Experience developing or improving IT governance frameworks, policies, SOPs, maturity models, or governance processes. * Experience supporting GAO, Inspector General, audit, or corrective-action activities. * Experience with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, portfolio-management systems, dashboards, workflow tools, and Government document repositories., * Bachelor's (Required), * DOT: 2 years (Required) * Federal IT governance: 5 years (Required) * CPIC: 3 years (Required) * Federal Program Management: 10 years (Required) ## Description Enterprise Architecture and Information Management, Inc. (E-AIM) is seeking an experienced Program/Project Manager with strong Federal IT governance, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), IT portfolio management, and IT financial management experience to support a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) IT Governance and Program Support program. The Program/Project Manager will serve as Key Personnel and provide overall leadership, coordination, and management of a multidisciplinary team supporting DOT-wide IT portfolio management, governance, program/project management, strategic communications, and governance documentation. The ideal candidate will have experience working within a Federal CIO/OCIO environment and a strong understanding of CPIC, FITARA, Federal IT investment management, IT financial management, enterprise governance, risk management, executive reporting, and Federal IT policy., * Provide overall program and project management leadership for Federal IT governance and portfolio-management activities. * Serve as the primary contractor management interface with Government leadership, the COR, and other stakeholders. * Lead and coordinate task/workstream leads and ensure integration across portfolio management, IT financial management, governance, program/project management, communications, and documentation activities. * Manage project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, action items, staffing, deliverables, and performance reporting. * Support Federal CPIC activities, including investment reviews, business cases, IT Dashboard activities, Integrated Data Calls (IDC), and other Federal reporting requirements. * Support implementation of FITARA, OMB requirements, Federal IT policies, and agency-specific governance requirements. * Support IT investment, program, and project reviews and develop recommendations, risk assessments, status reports, dashboards, and executive briefings. * Coordinate analysis of IT budgets, spend plans, investments, acquisitions, procurement/intake submissions, and related financial-management information. * Support IT governance processes, governance boards, enterprise IT risk management, audit recommendations, compliance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. * Support maturation of IT portfolio governance and IT financial-management processes, systems, metrics, and reporting. * Coordinate with CIO/OCIO leadership, investment owners, program managers, financial-management personnel, acquisition stakeholders, vendors, and other Federal stakeholders. * Ensure timely preparation and quality review of reports, briefings, governance documentation, policies, SOPs, implementation guidance, and other deliverables. * Establish clear operating procedures, task ownership, escalation processes, quality controls, and performance measures. * Maintain continuity of operations and ensure timely staffing and replacement of personnel when necessary. * Identify opportunities to improve governance processes, reporting, decision support, and operational efficiency using practical and incremental improvements. ## Related Videos - [Your Manager Doesn’t Come with a User Manual (But You Can Totally Write One)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1495-your-manager-doesn-t-come-with-a-user-manual-but-you-can-totally-write-one) - [RPA in the Public Sector](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/86-rpa-in-the-public-sector) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [Unleashing Potential Across Teams: The Power of Infrastructure as Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/930-unleashing-potential-across-teams-the-power-of-infrastructure-as-code) - [Decode Your People: Using PCM to Build High-Performance Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100194-decode-your-people-using-pcm-to-build-high-performance-teams) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [The Geometry of Incidents: Connecting User Impact to Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/764-the-geometry-of-incidents-connecting-user-impact-to-architecture) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing)