The position effectively serves as the federal government's chief information officer. The administration could announce Kundra's appointment as soon as Thursday. Kundra could not be reached, and a spokesman for Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty declined to comment. Kundra's name has been linked to a top IT job in the Obama administration for months, though most of the discussion has focused on the still-open chief technology officer position. During the campaign, Obama said the CTO would report directly to him, indicating the position would have authority. Read the full Government Executive story here and an earlier interview with Kundra here.