Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) has appointed Vivek Kundra, former federal chief information officer, as the company’s executive vice president of emerging markets, the company announced Monday. Dan Burton, senior vice president and the general manager for the company’s global public sector business, defines emerging markets as rapidly growing economies,... 

The federal government is excited about the cloud – although there are some concerns about privacy and security as the decade-long implementation moves forward. “The cloud can allow teleworkers to easily and securely access their data and work from wherever they happen to be,” Mike Bradshaw, lead of Google’s federal cloud computing... 

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will moderate the discussion Friday morning at the AFCEA Bethesda Budget Preview Breakfast.  Here are the details: When: Friday, February 26, 2010 – 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM Where: Ritz-Carlton Tyson’s Corner (New Location) 1700 Tyson’s Boulevard McLean, Virginia 22102 Topic: 2011 Budget... 

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.... 

The Robert H. Smith Business School at the University of Maryland hosted the 10th Annual CIO Forum on November 6, 2009 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. The Forum included government and industry speakers who discussed “Web 2.0 and Beyond: Where will the Internet Take us Next?” The event featured two keynote government speakers,... 

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announced a new government cloud computing initiative at NASA’s Ames Research Center on Sept. 15, 2009.  The new Apps.gov platform will serve as an online storefront for federal agencies to browse and purchase cloud-based software and ITInformation Technology services, and CIO Kundra predicted itInformation Technology would... 

The White House has announced an initiative that will make itInformation Technology mandatory for federal agencies to report compliance with cybersecurity regulations. This will be accomplished through a new software tool which will be released this month in a test version. The tool will collect information that is required under the Federal Information...