Tech Experts Applaud Kundra Appointment
High-tech leaders are praising President Barack Obama's Thursday appointment of Vivek Kundra as federal CIO and administrator for e-government and information technology at OMB. Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra told Tech Daily Dose that Kundra "will be a terrific asset" and has "the right combination of operational excellence and a spirit of innovation" to deliver. Chopra worked with Kundra when Kundra served as Virginia's assistant secretary of commerce and technology. "[It] will be a pleasure to collaborate with him at the White House," said Chopra, who is a rumored contender for Obama's federal chief technology officer job.
"The new federal CIO position provides a foundation that will allow the federal government to finally reap all the rewards of IT from cost savings to security to inter-agency information sharing," said Bill Vass, president of Sun Microsystems. "For too long, a CIO position that has jurisdiction across all government agencies has been as elusive as that oasis in the desert." Kundra's appointment is the first step in maximizing services offered to and the IT investments made by the American taxpayer, he said. Karen Evans, Kundra's predecessor at OMB under former President George W. Bush, called him "an innovative and talented person with a great career staff to support him."
Information Technology Industry Council President Dean Garfield offered Kundra praise. "He will help the federal government's performance by encouraging innovation and preventing waste and duplicity," Garfield said, noting that Kundra's work in D.C and Virginia "shows that he values transparency and accountability." Software and Information Industry Association President Ken Wasch added Kundra "is a great choice who will carry out the incoming administration's plan to use cutting-edge technologies in our public sector to bring government into the 21st century."
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