White House names first CIO.

• Position: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Vivek Kundra named as a chief information officer - Brief article

The Obama administration has named Vivek Kundra as the first White House chief information officer, where he is expected to expand uses of cutting-edge technology.

Kundra will have wide powers over federal technology spending, information sharing between agencies, greater public access to government information, and security and privacy issues. The White House said he will also look for ways to "lower the cost of government operations" through technology.

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In 19 months as chief technology officer (CTO) for Washington, D.C., Kundra posted city contracts on YouTube and made Twitter use...