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Web 2.0 Makeover Poses Big Risks for Gov't: Study

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:16 GMT

Forced to do a ton more with a lot less, the federal government will invest billions over the next two fiscal years to upgrade the nation's information systems using the low-cost, high-availability cloud-based applications used by its private sector...
Source: Internet.com

Uncle Sam's $24,425,110 Cloud App

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:21 GMT

The U.S. government's cloud computing portal, Apps.gov, may be a breakthrough in fast, efficient, and transparent IT acquisition, but that doesn't mean it's cheap.
Source: Information Week

Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's data center problem

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:18:46 GMT

The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years, an expensive and wasteful trend that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says he wants to stop.
Source: NextGov

Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:33:00 GMT

Federal CIO plans cybersecurity dashboard

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:11:49 GMT

The White House will introduce new tools and metrics for measuring and managing the federal government's cybersecurity efforts, federal CIO Vivek Kundra said in testimony to Congress.
Source: NextGov

Federal CIO Kundra Plans Cybersecurity Dashboard

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:57:30 GMT

The White House will introduce new tools and metrics for measuring and managing the federal government's cybersecurity efforts, federal CIO Vivek Kundra said in testimony to Congress.
Source: TechWeb

City of LA Moves Email to Google's Gov-Only Cloud

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:45:17 GMT

Here's a deal that U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra is likely watching closely: the city of Los Angeles, reports InformationWeek, has just signed a contract to move 30,000 of its employees from a Novell email service to Google Apps-based email.
Source: techPresident

Free Computing!: Why the Cloud Model is Growing in Government

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:31:51 GMT

Cloud computing undoubtedly changes how we individually and collectively will approach information technology.
Source: Gerson Lehrman Group

Quoted in '$2,000 Bribe Bought Password To DC P.O. System'

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:48:48 GMT

said in Slashdot:

Until recently, the technology office was headed by Vivek Kundra, who has taken a job as President Obama's chief information officer. A White House official confirmed last night that Kundra has taken a leave of absence.

Vivek Kundra White House CTO Indian American

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:42:41 GMT