Archive for July, 2010

Networking: How Did Aneesh Chopra Begin?

Posted on July 30, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under Featured Interview.

How does one become the George Washington of Federal Chief Technology Officers?Aneesh Chopra accredits his success to one incident that occurred while he was a researcher for the current CEO of the Atlantic Media Company, David Bradley.

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The IT Federal Dashboard: What Works

Posted on July 27, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under News.

Vivek Kundra just recently noted the success and future of the first Federal IT Dashboard on the White House Blog Page late last week.  Vivek insists that the IT Dashboard is continuing to help monitor and increase government efficiency by providing benchmarks and attainable goals for Government IT projects, something Vivek refers to as “cutting the fat.” Information discovered by this project will contribute to the TechStat Accountability Sessions under the OMB.

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Highlights from Aneesh Chopra’s Interview with Tim O’Reilly

Posted on July 27, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under News.

This week, Aneesh Chopra, the first Federal Chief Technology Officer, disused the modernization of healthcare IT with Smarter Planet’s Tim O’Reilly.

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Federal IT Dashboard Update

Posted on July 27, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under News.

Today the Federal IT Dashboard added a new app; visitors to the site can now receive updates regarding Federal IT investments directly to their mobile devices.

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Federal IT Management Overhaul

Posted on July 27, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under News.

Under the guidance of White House Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, the Office of Management and Budget froze all federal financial system modernizations, amounting to roughly thirty projects, in hopes of improving cost-efficiency.

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Aneesh Chopra to be first ever CTO by President Obama

Posted on July 27, 2010, by JD Kathuria, under News.

President Obama has named Aneesh  Chopra to be the nation’s first chief technology officer. The president announced the choice in his weekly radio and Internet address, adding Aneesh to a small group of advisers whose aim it is to enhance and modernize the delivery of government services.

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