Recovery.gov Guru Named Obama CIO
The Obama administration named Vivek Kundra, chief technology officer for Washington, D.C., as its new chief information officer on Thursday, tasking the 34-year-old with taking charge of the government’s various computer systems and making information more available online.
It’s a new position for the administration and one that shouldn’t be confused with the much-awaited chief technology officer that President Barack Obama promised to appoint during the campaign. Mr. Kundra’s job will be more on the operational side than the CTO job, which is expected to be more focused on policy issues.
“The White House decision to create a Chief Information Officer is clear sign that this administration appreciates the role that information technology should play both in setting the government agenda and making it efficient," said Information Technology Industry Council president Dean Garfield in a statement.
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