Vivek Kundra
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Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will sign a memo requiring agencies to do another, more detailed survey of their data centers. Agencies also are working on a department-wide plan to consolidate these buildings.
February 26, 2010 -
Deputy DoD CIO Wennergren dispels rumors of modified responsibilities for next appointee. Technology executives see their responsibilities evolve to meet their agency\'s mission. OMB will issue memo reaffirming the role of the CIO.
December 02, 2009 -
OMB has launched new tool to automate FISMA reporting. This data will help populate a new cybersecurity dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says. OMB also wants to collect more specific data around how much and where agencies are spending money on IT security.
October 30, 2009 -
Reps. Langevin and McCaul send letter to President Obama urging him to name a coordinator as soon as possible. Federal CIO and federal CTO say one could be named soon.
September 14, 2009 -
CIO Council to use dashboard to analyze macro trends of why agency technology programs are in trouble. Federal CIO Kundra calls for aggressive focus on project management.
July 22, 2009 -
Agency CIO says he will add one-page summary for each of the temporarily stopped programs.
July 20, 2009 -
Transparency is catching with citizens as well as agencies, and the administration is anxious to tell its story. Last week Federal CIO Vivek Kundra sat down for an internet-only discussion of transparency with citizens from…
July 06, 2009 -
Transparency gives additional clout to make technology projects perform. Tool replaces OMB watch lists and makes information more interactive.
July 01, 2009 -
Last week’s Management of Change Conference featured speeches and presentations from some of the administration’s biggest names, talking about moving forward on leadership issues. Two of the biggest names were new Chief Information Officer Vivek…
June 08, 2009 -
Federal CTO details four broad areas of focus to bring new approaches to improve government services and society. He says it\'s a matter of agencies learning how to innovate.
June 03, 2009 -
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will launch a new way to oversee IT projects by the end of the month. Kundra wants to head off projects before they go off target by holding monthly reviews. FederalNewsRadio’s…
June 01, 2009 -
New site, Data.gov, to grow to about 240,000 datasets over the next month. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says the public should direct what information is made available.
May 22, 2009 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra is leading a two-month review on how agencies submit, and the Office of Management and Budget collects, IT project data. Kundra told Senate lawmakers yesterday that agencies need to…
April 29, 2009 -
The restructuring of the government’s technology team caused the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security to look at how those changes are working – and will…
April 29, 2009 -
White House officials say examples of open government will help alter perceptions
March 23, 2009