Obama's New CIO Visits Capitol Hill
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns on Tuesday met in his Capitol Hill office with Vivek Kundra, who was recruited by President Barack Obama to serve as the federal government's chief information officer. The meeting came less than a week after it was announced that the former District of Columbia chief technology officer would take the top e-government spot at OMB. In this role, Kundra will direct the policy and strategic planning of federal IT investments and is responsible for oversight of federal technology spending. He will also establish and oversee enterprise architecture to ensure system interoperability and ensure information security.
"I was pleased to meet with Mr. Kundra and learn of his great enthusiasm for using technology to transform the way our government operates," Towns said. "I am committed to improving the efficiency of government operations and using safe and secure technological innovations to help meet this objective. Mr. Kundra clearly shares this goal and I believe this his past experiences have prepared him for this challenging new role." Kundra is scheduled to make one of his first public speeches since being tapped for the job at FOSE 2009, a convention for government IT professionals happening this week at the Washington Convention Center. Kundra will keynote at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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