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Vivek Kundra, United States CIO

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07/01/2010
Vivek Kundra discussed the poor management of Federal IT investments, and how the Obama Administration is committed to closing the IT gap between the public and private sectors by leveraging the power of technology to improve government efficiency and deliver better services to the American people. The President has ordered a three-year freeze in non-defense and national security programs in the FY 2011 budget and has directed some agencies to reduce their 2012 budget request by five percent. Mr. Kundra stated that to do more with less, we need to leverage game-changing technologies such as cloud computing. 
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12/10/2009 Vivek Kundra Testimony on Data Driven Performance
Through the use of technology, data can be collected, analyzed and used to make decisions in
real-time as never before. For example, companies have transformed the way goods are shipped around the world through the effective capture and management of shipping data.
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10/29/2009 Vivek Kundra Testimony on More Security, Less Waste: What Makes Sense for Our Federal Cyber Defense
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator For Electronic Government and Information Technology, Office Of Management And Budget before the Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
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09/29/2009 Vivek Kundra Testimony on Improving Transparency and Accessibility of Federal Contracting Databases
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Mr. Kundra discussed the Administration’s commitment to improving acquisition information systems and plans for promoting greater transparency in Federal contracting. These systems collect and provide information that support over $500 billion in annual contracting.
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05/19/2009 Vivek Kundra Testimony on the State of Federal Information Security
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, May 19, 2009. Mr. Kundra discussed how our nation’s security and economic prosperity depend on the stability and integrity of our Federal communications and information infrastructure.
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04/28/2009 Vivek Kundra Testimony on Government 2.0: Advancing America into the 21st Century and a Digital Future
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security on how the Federal Government can use information technology to change the way agencies achieve their missions, as well as how it can enable agencies to spark innovation, interact with citizens more effectively, ensure transparency, and reduce energy costs.
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03/24/2010
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, on March 24, 2010, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Mr. Kundra spoke about the Federal Information Security Management Act, and that to realize the full benefits of the digital revolution, the American people must have confidence that sensitive information is not compromised, their communications with the government are secure, their privacy and civil liberties are protected, and that the Federal infrastructure is not infiltrated. Achieving trusted communications and information infrastructure will ensure that the United States achieves the full potential of the information technology revolution.
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03/23/2010
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, on March 23, 2010, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Mr. Kundra discussed how the Administration is laying a new foundation that changes the default setting of government from being closed, opaque, and secretive to becoming open, transparent, and participatory.
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03/17/2011
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology Office of Management and Budget before the House Committee on Appropriation Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government.
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04/12/2011
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology Office of Management and Budget before Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
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05/25/2011
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology Office of Management and Budget before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate.
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07/14/2011
Statement of Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology Office of Management and Budget, before the House Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform
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