Andrew Neil Blumenthal is a division chief at the U.S. Department of State.

Background

Blumenthal served at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as chief technology officer, and at Department of Homeland Security, as director of enterprise architecture and IT governance for the United States Coast Guard and as chief enterprise architect for the United States Secret Service. In 2005, Blumenthal authored “Implementing Enterprise Architecture at the United States Secret Service,”[1] a case study in User-Centric Enterprise Architecture, a methodology he founded. In 2008, he expanded on the approach in “An Introduction to User-centric Enterprise Architecture” [2]. “User-Centric EA” treats enterprise architecture as a business tool for executive decision-making. In 2009, Blumenthal created the CIO Support Services Framework and described this framework in a two-part article, “How to Strengthen the Office of the CIO.” [3] The approach integrates six major components required by CIOs to manage the IT function. He is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University CIO Institute and lectures at the National Defense University Information Resources Management College.
Blumenthal was interviewed about the role of the CTO by Federal News Radio in 2009 and about keeping employees motivated in 2011.

Selected Bibliography

• Andy Blumenthal's Blog, The Total CIO
• "An Introduction to User-Centric Enterprise Architecture"
• "How To Strengthen the Office of the CIO" - Part I (CIO Support Services Framework)
• "How To Strengthen the Office of the CIO" - Part II (CIO Support Services Framework)
• "Investing In Relationships Remains The Key To Success"
• "How To Deal With Poorly Performing Employees"
• "Accountability in Project Management"
• "Technology Comes In All Sizes"
• "Aligning Your Stars"
• "What's Next for Microsoft, Google, and the Rest of the IT Industry?"
• "The Long View" - How To Use Enterprise Architecture for Long-Term Planning
• “Five Ways to Motivate Employees With Meaning”
• “Mobile Work Force Struggles To Find Work-Life Balance”
• "Five IT Priorities for 2009"
• “Why Social Media Matters To Government”
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-CIOMagazine-121108.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cpPoHjhjeMAvYSjZI45_6bSnJaGfYu1l_mIkSamiPz4xxYT5ldNVIQUP_DCGHHS_ZuNOBBcb7MEoPgKt6WY0yuOFPNT4HkrE3UTTp4kAduCexrRMyk5Ds82sYLEeBuqwe1Luxp5fKr7p3gyUILOeawfQr38mcTz3i2aZl-jf1Wwa27ehCH1f_yLaLreHvIPHCfx5jsnV8ylNyCLrclN4y2HE_FtKrJyJkLUn38-qNBlyWD_-lg%3D&attredirects=1"Encourage Social Networking Without Discouraging In-Person Meetings"]
• "Web 2.0 Tools Change Government CIO Collaboration"
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-ArchitectureandGovernance-110209.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cponiOBW1npey_794W_U_wJcm8GG0CYfOP9vyp1cjIRYao6Wo0BxC3N6eYJGHIM8cC3J5v_TIxoazUcgW721obaOSH7ltXhafiiZRpox_wwk0GqEU6YIfJ454xPBaUaNuRZyZ33vnLlLCuoLS2tFAuY6XB3tOM13eZ0GGHix_5tygC7m-Mx0hlYKSnfZ1U-38m6dCtUZxO7pnpkySrUdpRYq35enetLMmnrz1qeASdC3bzMAgfzlZWWPtYOu7AEcivDbwar&attredirects=1"A Vision of User-Centric Communication Design"]
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-ArchitectureandGovernance-090709.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cqOpP2ic_G-gL5EQj4X7_lJhJtlAK0OZImNdA-T-wzod01rw48nAq0blVq77s7-X9m-cGr-trvzIhSnwwJk_rM_tL5U45JC5HOmRe97sDH7Ka28ZGzuwEqYNIx3uHlFL75FTGz4ZkEQcYJd2yc0C53wcWbUjTwAJr0cVPUy4vtBhIIMMGbYDo9_yKvNSF-LiiTVJ1mv5tptidIEaSkTzM7-nwihbH0niXEEHvnfMnav7cBbE-T4jbEXHK_gY3b5ojC5L-Oo&attredirects=0"An Architecture of Transparency for Ourselves and Our Organizations]
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-ArchitectureandGovernance-050809.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cqrb2jRrbZ8lUILSaGlrmCw5N6y1vu-PlQsvYjlJ0etSXJ_Dj9orC-GNRk02q4WASaAH0Hcg41HwUmE-JVjnDrkrui3bJPi-9qlI8V7VbabDl9a4z9pg0VqPKxS7pomQspzimK-d84V91bo4D5ekHmXoriGgnK7Dgf1_nY8e1xhTErGfzdQc5LvdvXDBupbKnRh81onDc2LHC2bAb-3o487U7TVnV5yEk_ZpXBeXRvWy0d9X7uwzTymbYgY2aIBVxZRFpKC&attredirects=1"Embrace Resistance As Your Friend: Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance Helps Manage Change]
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-AandG.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cr8JvH1P2IEWuYQ9GAdoDZ1qwNK4nTDFvf1GL-0tXxXF15_ar1CDe2TSIYhxI3KnuEqlA4rF3y4lmWEEapw_IBE17hGOTF1DWT2kYoPhZH6-UM_kqvk9mizjZ8d8pGzD5dt81CpHT-XhmTQDJme-EblHCX-EwNh2x247DzQ6HsvGQYq1UEcoyqupMv6x8lDzstj4VNPddI5YEd6Cuj9lC4CZyY-Uw%3D%3D&attredirects=1"Enterprise Architecture Thrives In The Right Corporate Culture"]
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-FearGreedEA.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cp_bfPRfszD21MWXtXu4DKAEIG35jghA00WZdI_tU8NDeBrDFRGEGfh_xJrrWenK9ZxZLexLcLx5t_lkY8XSmH34eBEI8tmPx9alI4n8YY7XgDpuv3GLIapYF6aACw1W0eaUY804voqSVivfmF6j0Z6QxQBxL9SUxR1USQ-qI5H2l4Zdkr17c5AGSnZ6ksOkK6LiCq67qz3NvhzYFE4eLucPlg0qH7c-K20DxuJHpwks7NGiUg%3D&attredirects=1"Fear, Greed and Enterprise Architecture"]
• http://8054445007559265735-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/thetotalcio/Home/links/ARTICLE-ArchitectureandGovernance-Jan2009.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cp_7LP-RYQP7moxdkfoZ3cdSulCLmDvvmRNmUJhweVXkGHNMuM7QnkJKxaj3Sd036eIlInNJyPlEjeZHtWVyV6cw07I094IVoR6jTwMa7y3jOvZiMHLMiEpwkVfBx_F4CF68QaXoc2ACt3dLbE0WbNdpAnaJjbOYIL27sfViO6qenyJoyCmv_k5ZQrjZUPqJM8lrPEIFyW_NzfvYL27LfVGwH7TcGnbiHmWbZ0f-TjxEMzd-GUfuTI1TCgkSr8PDEXCvkLb&attredirects=1"IT Planning, Governance and The CIO"]
• "We Can't Ignore or Fear Technology For Long"
• Presentation on the CIO Support Services Framework
• Presentation on User-Centric Enterprise Architecture
• Presentation on the State of Social Media