Chief Changes

When President Obama named then-District of Columbia Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra to be the nation's first chief information officer in 2009, he cited Kundra's "depth of experience in the technology arena" and said the new CIO would "work to ensure that we are using the spirit of American innovation and the power of technology to improve performance."

When Kundra announced he would leave his post in August to take a fellowship at Harvard University, government and industry officials praised his "bold vision," "forward thinking" and "revolutionary" reforms that resulted in billions of dollars in information technology savings...