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Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has said, at the CONNECT users conference, that he wants to “harmonize“ electronic health records within the National Health Information Network (NHIN). The initial draft of the “meaningful use“ criteria also suggests that electronic health record users be apart of a …

We brought our camera to the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons on Thursday for the Ernst & Young Executive of the Year awards.  Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and CTO Aneesh Chopra took a break from their marathon push to meet the administration’s ambitious IT goals to congratulate industry leaders and take in …

The first-appointed Chief Technology Officer under the Obama Administration, Aneesh Chopra, spoke with the Richmond Times Dispatch this week about where technology in America is headed. Aneesh Chopra also announced that he will be launching a personal blog to further President’s Obama’s commitment to government transparency. The White House Technology Office is …

Back in April, when President Obama announced that Aneesh Chopra would become the nation’s first-ever chief technology officer, a key question swirled among many in the government contracting community: How would the private sector be called upon by Chopra to help pursue Obama’s call for greater efficiency and transparency in …

Google executive Vinton Cerf says a tool for securing warfighting networks is “waiting in the interplanetary Internet,” which he and NASA have been developing for a decade and are now testing. The outer-space Internet is designed to regulate data transmission among outer-space devices, and he said, “We will be applying alien …

Aneesh Chopra, America’s first Federal CTO, spoke at the Digital Downtown event in New York City this week on two different but interconnected topics: the role of government in technology and the role of technology in government. Mr. Chopra gave an enthusiastic crowd of consumer electronics journalists and analysts his thoughts …

Responding to recent budget changes from the new administration, government contractors like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are increasingly diversifying their national defense strategy to include civillian and business assets. The new administration’s defense budget includes major cuts to Missile Defense, Future Combat Systems and Navy shipbuilding operations, as well as killing controversial programs …

offered an early look at his new role, priorities, and plans Tuesday, saying he would focus on game-changing innovations. At the American Council of Technology and Industry Advisory Council's Management of Change Conference in Norfolk, VA, in one of his first public appearances since being confirmed as the nation's new …

The Obama administration was expected to name a Cyber Czar and release a cyberspace policy review last Friday.   The administration released the 76-page “Cyberspace Policy Review”  as expected.   Unexpectedly, the administration did not name a “Cyber Czar.”  Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council and the …

Obama plans to name Andrew McLaughlin, Head of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs for Google, Inc., to become the nation’s Deputy CTO according to the New York Times, citing two sources close to the administration. McLaughlin would report to Aneesh Chopra, who was confirmed as the nation’s first CTO last week. …

We waited and now it’s official: The Senate on Thursday confirmed Aneesh Chopra as the nation’s chief technology officer. Chopra, as you may recall, was nominated by President Obama for the position back in April. At the time Chopra was serving as Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia. …

Aneesh Chopra, nominated as America's first CTO, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee yesterday, and outlined his plan to “collapse the distance between idea and action“ to fulfill President Obama's promise of a more transparent government, tighter oversight of federal IT investments, as well as more streamlined …

Obama Names Jeffrey Zients His Score Keeper President Barack Obama named Jeffrey Zients, a prominent Virginia business management consultant, as his choice to serve as the governments first Chief Performance Officer (CPO). Our new president pledged to gain control over wasteful spending and hold those responsible parties accountable. The President reminded Americans “If …

Aneesh Chopra has been named the nation’s first chief technology officer. The news was announced Saturday during President Obama’s weekly address. As federal CTO, Chopra will work alongside Jeffrey Zients, the new chief performance officer, and Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, who’s responsible for setting technology policy across the government. Since …

President Obama has just named Vivek Kundra the Federal Chief Information Officer at the White House. During his campaign, Obama had stated he would create a technology czar to help government run more efficiently. In the newly created federal position, Kundra will be responsible for policy and strategic planning of …