Federal CIO Chosen, CTO Still To ComeWe reported yesterday that President Obama named Washington D.C. CTO Vivek Kundra to the newly created post of federal chief information officer: "Kundra's CIO role, according to the Washington Post, will be to oversee all federal technology spending and also manage how government agencies purchase and use IT. " Over at Information Week, they're on the story, as well. Rob Preston likes the focus that Obama has set for Kundra -- leaving broad policy issues for a still-unnamed CTO, while giving Kundra the power to both launch and shut down government IT systems. Bob Evans asks 10 Questions Our New Federal CIO Needs To Answer, and Alex Wolfe has video of Kundra championing the use of Google Apps for the D.C. Fire Department and other agencies. Meanwhile the CTO spot remains unfilled, while Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior continues to be considered a top candidate. Last month, we looked at the emerging vision of the national CTO's role, Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:56 AM, March 6, 2009 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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