Obama’s CTO Aneesh Chopra: Yes, White House tech kind of sucks
There have been a lot of stories about how the federal government is resistant to new technology, from President Barack Obama’s jumping through hoops jus to use his BlackBerry to the fact that Twitter is blocked on White House computers. Speaking to a tech-heavy audience tonight in Mountain View, Calif., Obama’s Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra said the administration’s tech limitations drive him crazy, too.
“For crying out loud, I can’t access hardly anything [on the… Continue Reading
What will Obama’s CTO Aneesh Chopra actually do?
Back when Barack Obama was only a candidate for the Democrats’ presidential nomination, he generated lots of excitement by revealing plans to be the first president to appoint a chief technology officer. Since then, however, there’s been some confusion about what the job will actually entail, confusion compounded by Obama’s appointment of Vivek Kundra as the chief information officer (a role that seemed to overlap with the CTO’s responsibilities) and the fact that Aneesh Chopra… Continue Reading
Chopra named Obama CTO, White House tech plans coming together
It took months for President Barack Obama’s administration to name a chief technology officer, and the winner may not be a Silicon Valley name like so many predicted, but we finally have one: Aneesh Chopra. As the Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia, his job has been to “leverage technology in government reform, [promote] Virginia’s innovation agenda, and [foster] technology-related economic development with a special emphasis on entrepreneurship.”
But Chopra’s not a tech guy…. Continue Reading