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VA Dem. LG Candidate Best Able to Help McAuliffe Loses Primary

On Tuesday, Aneesh Chopra lost his race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination in Virginia to State Senator Ralph Northam, dealing a potential blow to Democrat Terry McAuliffe's campaign for governor. With 98% of the vote in, Northam had 54.2 of the vote to Chopra's 45.8%. Show More Summary

RFP-EZ: Making It Easier For Small Companies to Bid on Government Contracts

A few years ago, when I was doing the research that led to my work in open government, I had a conversation with Aneesh Chopra, later the first Federal CTO but at the time, the Secretary of Technology for the …

Chopra receive endorsements in bid for lt. governor

Aneesh Chopra, the nation’s first chief technology officer, announced Monday that Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and former Democratic congressman Rick Boucher have endorsed his bid for lieutenant governor. Chopra, a Democrat who was secretary of technology under former governor Timothy M. Show More Summary

Where’s the Apps Store for Green Button?

Just over a year ago, Aneesh Chopra, the Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. at the time, challenged the utility industry to develop a green button for consumers to access their own electricity data, much as the healthcare industry...Show More Summary

Aneesh Chopra Inspires AHIMA Members in Convention Closing Address

Our own Matt Overstreet introducing Aneesh Chopra at RVA Startup Weekend!

Matt Overstreet was the Master of Ceremonies for the Richmond Startup Weekend earlier this month. And the guest speaker was Aneesh Chopra, first CTO of the United States. Matt Overstreet introducing Aneesh Chopra Our friends at GroundWorkDesign, who build virtual experiences, recorded this.

Aneesh Chopra to run for Virginia lieutenant governor

Aneesh Chopra, the nation’s first chief technology officer, will announce Thursday that he is running for lieutenant governor next year. Chopra, a Democrat who was secretary of technology under former governor Timothy M. Kaine, left the White House in January as he began to move seriously toward his first run for elective office. Read full article >>

White House appoints Todd Park as new Chief Technology Officer

The White House hasn't wasted any time replacing the vacancy left by Aneesh Chopra, who recently stepped down as our nation's first appointed Chief Technology Officer. Following in his well-accomplished footsteps is Todd Park, a federal...Show More Summary

Healthcare needs a big data infusion

To improve medicine we need a big heaping dose of data. That's the takeaway from a conversation with Aneesh Chopra the former U.S. CIO at SXSW in Austin on Friday. He discussed where startups interested in this space should forcus as well as privacy.

OK, I Admit It. I have a mancrush on the new Federal CTO, Todd Park

I couldn't be more delighted by the announcement today that Todd Park has been named the new Chief Technology Officer for the United States, replacing Aneesh Chopra. I first met Todd in 2008 at the urging of Mitch Kapor, who thought that Todd was the best exemplar in the healthcare world of my ideas about the power of data to...

Todd Park Takes Over as U.S. CTO

The White House today named Todd Park, the chief technology officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, to fill that role on a national level, replacing the departed Aneesh Chopra. Park comes in with an entrepreneurial background, good press on his three years at HHS and, as the son of Korean immigrants, a compelling personal story.

White House Names Todd Park U.S. CTO

The Obama Administration today named Todd Park as U.S. Chief Technology Officer, replacing Aneesh Chopra, who recently stepped down. Park for the last three years has been CTO for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where among other things he created the HealthCare.gov website. Park co-founded Athenahealth, a public company in the electronic [...]

Todd Park, new national Chief Technology Officer, worked at HHS, founded medical billing company

Todd Park, named Friday by the Obama administration to succeed Aneesh Chopra as the nation’s new chief technology officer, has served for three years as CTO for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he was oversaw the launch of healthcare.gov. Read full article >>

This Is A First: President Obama’s Technology Team To Host Fundraiser at SXSW

In what may be the first of its kind at the South by Southwest interactive conference, Aneesh Chopra, the first Chief Technology Officer for the United States, along with members of President Obama’s technology team are set to host a special cocktail reception on the opening night of SXSW where anyone can attend–well, that is, [...]

Smart grid impact of Chopra resignation

By now, you’ve heard the news that White House Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra has submitted his resignation, amidst rumors that he will head to Virginia for a political run. What you haven’t heard is how this could impact the future of the smart grid. President Obama has praised Chopra for expanding access to broadband Continue reading ?

Open innovation works in the public sector, say federal CTOs

Speaking at a recent forum in Washington, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said that the open innovation approach that can be seen across industry, from social networking to pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, has proven to be effective in the public sector. CTOs from HHS and the VA offered more case studies in success.

Craig Newmark: Aneesh Chopra steps down as US CTO after major contributions

Hey, I've worked with Aneesh for a coupla years, and bear witness that he's the real deal, and has done a lot for the country,...

The Interview: Aneesh Chopra

The outgoing chief technology officer of the United States talks about MacGyvering an innovations policy for the country.

White House Taking To Google+ Hangout Right Now To Talk To You And Us (Maybe) About Startup America

Steve Case, US CTO Aneesh Chopra, and NEC Director Gene Sperling use Google's new-ish social tool to talk about Startup America on behalf of the White House. We're in line to ask a question right now. First President Barack Obama gets into this Google+ Hangout thing, and before you know it, his whole cabinet is doing it. Show More Summary

Aclara Turns on Green Button for Pepco

Aneesh Chopra may have stepped down as the nation’s first federal CIO, but his idea of a “Green Button” system to standardize smart consumer energy data across the nation lives on. Smart meter hardware and software vendor Aclara is the...Show More Summary