Former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel will become the next chief information officer for the federal government, the White House announced today. READ MORE
While Congress and the White House are engaged in a very public battle about the debt ceiling, a House panel has quietly approved a bill that would give the government greater access to your online activities. In a 19-10 vote, a House committee approved a bill requiring Internet service providers to keep logs of their customers’ use for one year, should law enforcement require the data. READ MORE
Just six months after unveiling a 25-point plan to overhaul the government’s IT management system, White House Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra is calling it quits. The first ever CIO for the federal government leaves to hold a joint fellowship at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Kundra exits in August after only two-and-a-half years on the job. READ MORE
