Hey Change folks, The Evans School is sponsoring a talk next week with Vivek Kundra, the Federal Chief Information Officer. Details are below. --------------- Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra - Making Government Work: Closing the IT Gap to Deliver for the American People March 4, 2010 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Student Union Building/HUB Room 108, University of Washington Seattle *[image: Vivek Kundra Photo]* *Vivek Kundra *was appointed as the Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States by President Obama in March 2009. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Kundra served in Mayor Fenty's cabinet as the CTO for the District of Columbia and Governor Kaine’s cabinet as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has also served in leadership roles in the private sector. Kundra has been recognized by InfoWorld among the top 25 CTO's in the country and as the 2008 IT Executive of the Year for his pioneering work to drive transparency, engage citizens and lower the cost of government operations. He has also been named to Government Technology magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers. *The Federal Chief Information Officer *directs the policy and strategic planning of federal information technology investments and is responsible for oversight of federal technology spending. The Federal CIO establishes and oversees enterprise architecture to ensure system interoperability and information sharing and ensure information security and privacy across the federal government. The CIO also works closely with the Chief Technology Officer to advance the U.S. President’s technology agenda. This event is sponsored by the Wolfle Endowment for Excellence, honoring Dael L. Wolfle. <http://evans.washington.edu/info/about/history/wolfle> -- Rosalyn Mahashin University of Washington MPA '11 Evans School of Public Affairs Google Voice: (206) 651-5875