Railroad Retirement Board names Murphy CIO

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has named Terryne Murphy chief information officer.

Murphy will head the board's Bureau of Information Services and its staff of 150 employees and contractors.

She'll also be responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the agency's information technology program, including the board's comprehensive initiative to modernize and re-engineer the agency’s business processes, computer and network resources, RRB officials said in a press release.

In addition, Murphy will be a member of the board's Executive Committee, which is responsible for the agency's day-to-day operations and making policy recommendations to the board's three members.

Prior to joining the RRB, Murphy worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she served as acting CIO, as well as deputy CIO for solutions and service delivery.

She also served stints at the Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office for Immigration Review at the Department of Justice, the U.S. Census Bureau and the consulting firm CSC.

Murphy served in the U.S. Army for 12 years as a telecommunications officer.