Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Kundra reinstated, White House nixes old infraction
Vivek Kundra, 34, appointed on March 5 as President Obama's Chief Information Officer appears beset with a succession of problems arising from his past. But he returned to work after a five day absence triggered by an FBI probe into alleged procurement deals by former and current employees in his previous office of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Washington, D.C.
The FBI has made clear Kundra is not under investigation. But the White House and Kundra decided he should go on leave to preclude any appearance of impropriety.
A week after he took office as Obama's CTO, Kundra suddenly went on leave March 12, when the FBI raided his old office and arrested two people. Yusuf Acar, 40, acting chief security officer in Kundra's previous CTO office in D.C., and Sushil Bansal, a former employee and now President of Advanced Integrated Corporation were charged with bribery of a public official, money laundering, wire fraud and conflict of interest. That investigation is ongoing. But Kundra was allowed back into office March 17, after just five days.
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The FBI has made clear Kundra is not under investigation. But the White House and Kundra decided he should go on leave to preclude any appearance of impropriety.
A week after he took office as Obama's CTO, Kundra suddenly went on leave March 12, when the FBI raided his old office and arrested two people. Yusuf Acar, 40, acting chief security officer in Kundra's previous CTO office in D.C., and Sushil Bansal, a former employee and now President of Advanced Integrated Corporation were charged with bribery of a public official, money laundering, wire fraud and conflict of interest. That investigation is ongoing. But Kundra was allowed back into office March 17, after just five days.
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Labels: Chief Technology Officer of Washington, employees, FBI probe, Obama's CTO, President of Advanced Integrated Corporation, Vivek Kundra
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
President Obama names Kundra nation's Chief Information Officer
President Obama has appointed Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer of Washington, D.C., as the nation's Chief Information Officer at the White House. In this position, he will direct policy and strategic planning of federal information technology investments.
"Vivek Kundra will bring a depth of experience in the technology arena and a commitment to lowering the cost of government operations to this position," President Obama said in a statement announcing the appointment on March 5.
This appointment also signals the President's attempt to lower costs of government operations through use of technology, something Kundra has proven during his tenure as the capital city's CTO since 2007.
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"Vivek Kundra will bring a depth of experience in the technology arena and a commitment to lowering the cost of government operations to this position," President Obama said in a statement announcing the appointment on March 5.
This appointment also signals the President's attempt to lower costs of government operations through use of technology, something Kundra has proven during his tenure as the capital city's CTO since 2007.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Chief Technology Officer of Washington, cyber security, government operations, IT portfolio management, President Obama, public safety communications, technology arena, Vivek Kundra, White House
Friday, January 2, 2009
More Indian Americans on Obama transition Policy Working Groups
President elect Barack Obama has several Indian Americans in the various Policy Working Groups (PWGs) in his transition project. These people have the mandate to develop priority policy proposals from the Obama Campaign into action plans before the new administration steps into office January 20, 2009, according to information on the transition government website change.gov. The positions are not permanent.
The groups are focusing on the Economy, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Immigration, National Security, and Technology, Innovation & Government Reform. Members of these groups are not expected to resign from their current offices as these are transition project positions.
Sonal Shah, who was in the Global Development team at Google.org, was put early on by Obama on his Advisory Board and is the only co-chair in the list of appointees.Following is a list of Indian Americans in these Policy Working Groups:
Sonal Shah, co-chair, Aneesh Chopra, Vivek Kundra, and Kartik Raghavan, Group members, Technology, Innovation & Government Reform Policy Working Group.
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The groups are focusing on the Economy, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Immigration, National Security, and Technology, Innovation & Government Reform. Members of these groups are not expected to resign from their current offices as these are transition project positions.
Sonal Shah, who was in the Global Development team at Google.org, was put early on by Obama on his Advisory Board and is the only co-chair in the list of appointees.Following is a list of Indian Americans in these Policy Working Groups:
Sonal Shah, co-chair, Aneesh Chopra, Vivek Kundra, and Kartik Raghavan, Group members, Technology, Innovation & Government Reform Policy Working Group.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Aneesh Chopra, Indian Americans, Obama Campaign, Obamas transition project, Policy Working Groups, President elect Barack Obama, Sonal Shah, Vivek Kundra
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