[LINK] US has new CIO

[Ash Nallawalla]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Whitaker

> Vivek Kundra, 34, the chief technology officer for the District of
> Columbia, will join the Obama administration to oversee a push by the
> federal government to expand uses of cutting-edge technology.
> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/white-house-names-first-chief-
> information-officer/

Older, more detailed background of Vivek Kundra:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/04/AR2009010401
235_pf.html
Also see the comments to it.

I like his style, e.g. renew driving licences via Facebook. Without
researching that further, I presume he wants Facebook as an additional
channel, not the only one, since many constituents can't use it.

Ash