Photo: VA Remember healthcare ITInformation Technology? One of the early tentpole initiatives of the Obama administration and a focus of the stimulus package, healthcare ITInformation Technology, and electronic health records in particular, took a back seat to big ticket debates on healthcare reform, unemployment and tax cuts. In October, the Veterans... 

On December 8, Aneesh Chopra and Vivek Kundra announced the launch of the Open Government Directive, designed to increase government transparency and better engage the public. A week since the announcement, many commentators are cautiously optimistic about the new program. A number of commentators have pointed out that the plan is certainly an improvement... 

ExecutiveBiz has announced its list of the Top 20 People People to Watch in 2010. Those named include: Roger Baker, Greg Baroni, Wes Bush, Aneesh Chopra, MacMultiple Award Contract/ Multi Agency Contract. Curtis Michele Flournoy, Patrick Gallagher, Dan Gordon, John Hamre, Walt Havenstein John Hillen, Linda Hudson, Vivek Kundra, Mike McConnell, Janet... 

Yesterday at 11:00 am Eastern, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and federal CIO Vivek Kundra, held a live web chat with the public to announce the arrival of the open government directive, as well as answer any questions. The directive reflects Obama’s key priorities and is focused on achieving results. The goal has been to move from a secretive, closed... 

Today, Tuesday December 8, 2009 there will be the launch of the administration’s Open Government Plan. Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and Aneesh Chopra, the U.S. Chief CTO, are planning on launching the comprehensive plan with a webcast that is open to the public. The goal of the plan is to increase transparency and accountability in the government.... 

Earlier this week, TEDxMidAtlantic, an independently organized TED conference, announced that Federal Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Aneesh Chopra has been added to the roster of speakers for the TEDxMidAtlantic conference on Nov. 5. The conference, which is being held at the Maryland Institute College of Art, is organized along the theme of “The Power... 

ItInformation Technology is estimated that President Obama will announce the appointee to the cyber security coordinator position within the next two weeks. A source disclosed that the current front-runner for the position is  Read More »

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The Obama administration once again has shown its commitment to technology and acknoloegment of the importance of the private sector with its participation in the Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative. The nation’s first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, keynoted the Council on Competitiveness’ Compete: Technology forum  earlier...