Vivek Kundra, former CIO for the US, believes in transparency and cloud computing. Photo: Rich Clement When US President Obama first took office in November 2008, he challenged the inaugural US Government chief information officer Vivek Kundra to hit the

Vivek Kundra, the former White House CIO and author of the Obama government’s Cloud First policy, today told a Sydney audience comprised largely of chief information officers and C-level executives including NBN head honcho Mike Quigley, that he left the

It is widely believed that Aneesh Chopra, who resigned last week as the first White House Chief Technology Officer, is mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and is likely to make an announcement soon once he forms an exploratory committee an

Industry officials are awaiting news of a replacement for Aneesh Chopra, the federal chief technology officer, as he becomes the second prominent technology official to leave the Obama administration. The departure of Chopra comes just months after U.S.

Key administrative officials have been quitting at regular intervals Even as President Barack Obama gears up for a spirited, albeit uphill, battle for re-election, his administration has been witnessing a steady attrition in recent times with top officia

The last blow to the open government cause in the US federal government just came from the resignation of Aneesh Chopra as the US Government CTO and one of the driving forces behind the 2009 Open Government Directive. Last yeat his deputy, Beth Noveck le

The latest executive to turn in his resignation to the White House is federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra — whose dynamic presence helped drive greater innovation in government and partnership with industry. Chopra's appointment to the CTO pos

Former federal CIO and now Salesforce Executive Vice President Vivek Kundra made a lot of noise last summer with his decision to leave the Obama Administration. Now, Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra, another key figure in the Administration's focus on improving

United States CTO Aneesh Chopra, seen in San Francisco earlier this month, is stepping down from his White House post. (Credit: CNET,James Martin) United States chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra is leaving his post at the White House. Chopra , who w

United States CTO Aneesh Chopra, seen in San Francisco earlier this month, is stepping down from his White House post. (Credit: CNET,James Martin) U.S. chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra is leaving his post at the White House. Chopra , who was sworn

The White House announced a packed engagement schedule in the lead up to and after Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, including a full week of “Office Hours” with senior officials, a White House TweetUp, and a Google+ hangout with President Barack Oba

The early-bird rate for registration closes today for the spring AFCOM Data Center World conference, planned for March 18-22 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. AFCOM, a leading data center professional association, recently announced it is the newest spec

As policies from the new federal chief information officer, Steven VanRoekel, become better known, cloud computing technology is proving to be more important than ever. VanRoekel has pledged not only to continue the Cloud First policy established by his

Cloud Computing is a hot topic of discussions in every technology forums. Enterprises are implementing, Businesses are planning and Governments are practicing. Vivek Kundra – CIO of the United States (2009-2011) during his Dell World 2011 keynote address

Kundra had served as the first United States chief information officer Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com has appointed Vivek Kundra as the new executive vice president of emerging markets. Prior to joining salesforce.com, Kundra served as

Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com has brought on board Vivek Kundra as executive vice president for emerging markets. Kundra is best known for being the first chief information officer of the United States and for promoting cloud computin

Vivek Kundra, best known for his short stint as the nation's first CIO, has landed at Salesforce.com in the role of executive vice president of emerging markets. He was also outspokenly critical over the government's use of aging IT systems and its relia

This was printed from San Francisco Business Times Kundra used to be Chief Information Officer of the United States. Kundra used to be Chief Information Officer of the United States. In that job he oversaw about $80 billion in technology investments and

Salesforce.com said it has hired Vivek Kundra as executive vice president of emerging markets. San Francisco-based Salesforce, with offices in San Mateo, provides enterprise cloud computing applications. See all your followed company news on your persona