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Vivek’s Legacy
Date: June 21, 2011Type: News
Submitted by Richard A. Spires, CIO of Department of Homeland Security and Vice Chair of the Federal CIO Council
During the past two years, I have worked closely with Vivek Kundra, the US CIO, in both my capacity as the DHS CIO and in various leadership roles on the...
Our Nation’s First Federal CIO
Date: June 20, 2011Type: News
Posted by Jack Lew on June 16, 2011 at 09:13 AM EDT (from whitehouse.gov)
Today, Vivek Kundra, our nation’s first federal Chief Information Officer (CIO)...
From Data to Apps: Putting Government Information to Work for You
Date: May 20, 2011Type: Blog
When the Department of Defense in the 1990s released GPS data, originally developed for military use, to the public, it sparked an explosion of innovation that gave rise to tools we now use in our everyday lives – from helping us find our way in an unfamiliar city to assisting first responders...
IT Reform: GSA Issues RFQ for Cloud Email Services
Date: May 11, 2011Type: News
On May 9, the General Services Administration released a $2.5 billion RFQ for cloud email as a service (EaaS) to consolidate Federal government email systems. GSA anticipates awarding multiple SmartBUY Blanket Purchase...
Cracking Down on Wasteful, Duplicative Spending
Date: May 03, 2011Type: Blog
For too long, the Federal Government allowed the American people’s hard-earned tax dollars to fund ineffective and duplicative projects, failing to leverage advances in technology to achieve savings. The result is that taxpayer dollars have been wasted. This should never be tolerated, but...
White House Forum Details Progress on IT Reforms
Date: April 27, 2011Type: News
From 1:30 to 2:30PM EST today, the White House Forum on Transforming Federal IT Management provided an update on how the Administration is changing the way the Federal government uses IT to save money and deliver better...
Open Sourcing the IT Dashboard & the TechStat Process
Date: March 31, 2011Type: Blog
We launched the IT Dashboard and the TechStat Accountability Sessions to improve IT transparency and accountability across the Federal Government. The Dashboard has helped us shine a light on IT projects, providing performance data to fuel TechStat reviews, which have led to over $3 billion in...
IT Reform: Results of Review Sessions
Date: March 22, 2011Type: News
In a White House “White Board” video released March 16, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra discusses how the In this White House White Board, U.S. Chief Information Office Vivek Kundra explains how the IT Dashboard website helped save $3 billion in taxpayer funds and make government more efficient by shining a light on the federal government’s IT projects. Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) kicked off in-person TechStat training sessions, assisting CIO Council agencies in preparing to hold agency-level Read Related Article
Powerpoint presentation that accompanies the Cloud Computing report. Too often we hear stories about how the Federal government, for one reason or another, lacks technological capabilities that are commonplace in the private sector and our everyday lives. For example, when this Administration first came into office employees at the Department of the Interior... This is a video from an external site. For too long, many government IT projects cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than they should, took years longer than necessary to deploy, and delivered technologies that were obsolete by the time they were completed.
This summer we took a hard look at 26 high priority projects that were... This is a video from an external site. This Thursday from 8:30-10 AM, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will host the Forum on Information Technology (IT) Management Reform, which will be streamed live at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are working in partnership to further Federal sustainability targets and other management goals. This partnership extends to the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), an OMB-led...
Date: March 16, 2011 White Board: The IT Dashboard & the Value of Transparency
Type: Video
Date: February 17, 2011 IT Reform: Agencies Prepare to Evaluate Investments via TechStats
Type: News
Date: February 14, 2011
Vivek Kundra Federal Cloud Computing Strategy
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Date: February 02, 2011 IT Reform: "Mythbusting" to Improve Communication with Vendors
Type: Article
Date: December 17, 2010 Department of the Interior is Leading the Way in Redefining the Role of the Department CIO
Type: Article
Date: December 17, 2010 Department of the Interior is Leading the Way in Redefining the Role of the Department CIO
Type: Blog
Date: December 15, 2010
Interior Streamlines IT Organization and Infrastructure
Type: External Video
Date: December 10, 2010 Saving Money on Government IT
Type: Blog
Date: December 08, 2010 Open for Questions: First Anniversary of the Open Government Directive
Type: External Video
Date: December 07, 2010 Live on December 9: Webcast on IT Reform
Type: News
Date: November 22, 2010 MEMORANDUM FOR THE STRATEGIC SUSTAINABILITY AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
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Date: November 09, 2010 Leadership Testimony
Type: Article
