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FILTER RESULTS ►Steven VanRoekel: Open Data Is Good for America
Taxpayers paid for these data -- they belong to the public -- so we believe they should be accessible to everyone. And we can't wait to see what new products, services, and companies get created by American entrepreneurs as they innovate using these data as fuel.
Top Government Leaders Explore the New Digital Government Strategy
On May 24th, U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, and a panel of government executives explored the challenges and opportunities associated with the new Digital Government Strategy entitled “Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People”. The event was organized by the American...
White House Receives Flood Of Innovation Fellow Applications After Its Disrupt Announcement
Disrupt isn't just a great launch platform for startups. Earlier this week at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, President Obama's senior technology advisor, Todd Park and U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel announced five new federal initiatives to get entrepreneurs and other innovators to work on the White House's new digital road map for open government. Show More Summary
Officials Announce Government Mobile Device Initiative
The U.S. government’s top information and technology officials today announced a mobile device initiative that’s part of an agency-wide modernization effort. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel and Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said the push to make new and useful mobile device services available fits into a digital strategy in which major federal agencies — [...]
How to Get Involved With The White House Digital Road Map
President Obama's technology advisors are looking for some "kick ass" fellows to work on the White House's new digital road map for open government. Announced on stage at Disrupt 2012, CTO Todd Park and CIO Steven VanRoekel detailed five new projects, each which will need a team of open government geeks to help move forward. Show More Summary
The 21st Century Gold Rush Announced At Disrupt: Raw Data
President Obama has a "high geek quotient" according to his senior technology advisor, Todd Park. Park and U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel announced five major federal initiatives at TechCrunch Disrupt today, along with a call to entrepreneurs to join in a new gold rush of data that will be released in the coming months. Show More Summary
The President’s Tech Gurus Want A Few Good Men And Women At TechCrunch Disrupt NYC Next Week
The President's technology gurus, US CTO Todd Park and CIO Steven VanRoekel, will be looking for savvy innovators to work with at next week's TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York (tickets here). Park and VanRoekel will be announcing some new technology initiatives at their Disrupt Panel. Show More Summary
President Obama’s Tech Gurus Are Coming To TechCrunch Disrupt
We're thrilled to announce that two of President Obama's technology gurus, Todd Park, the US Chief Technology Officer, and Steven VanRoekel, its Chief Innovation Officer, will be joining us on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC. Big Data...Show More Summary
Surreal estate: Steven Van Roekel buys Folger home for $6.9 million
Buyer: Steven VanRoekel Price: $6.9 million Details: In 1935, legendary architect John Russell Pope designed this six-bedroom home in a woodsy Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood for young investment banker John Clifford Folger (later an ambassador to Belgium) and his wife Kathrine. Show More Summary
An Interview with Steven VanRoekel, US CIO
Alex Howard recently interviewed Steven VanRoekel, the current US CIO. Howard notes, “As the nation’s federal CIO, he has inherited a staggering challenge: evolve the nation’s aging IT systems toward a 21st century model of operations. Show More Summary
21st century smarter government is 'data-centric' and 'digital first,' says US CIO
rom adjusting to the needs of an increasingly mobile federal workforce to moving to the cloud to developing a strategy for big data, it's safe to say that federal CIO Steven VanRoekel has a lot on his plate.
EPA Announces “Mobile First” Policy, Plans iOS/Mobile Apps Before Desktop Software
It’s rare to see government agencies at the front of the technology curve, but it’s becoming more common with U.S. federal agencies after U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel declared at CES that 2012 the year of mobile for the federal government. While most agencies have pushed to reevaluate their mobile technology option during the past few months, the [...]Show More Summary
From pipe to platform: The US CIO on the future of open data
Steven VanRoekel: "We have to get out of the data business and into the platform business."
US & India Partner in Push toward Open Government Platform
Steven VanRoekel and Aneesh Chopra recently shared some exciting news about the growing reach of open government initiatives. They wrote, “Last week, President Obama’s unprecedented efforts to advance open and transparent Government reached an important milestone. Show More Summary
America’s CIO Wants to Harness the Power of Apps
Steven VanRoekel, the new Chief Information Technology Officer for the United States, says smartphones and apps have raised the bar for citizen expectations of their government. The second person to hold the CIO post, after nearly a decade at Microsoft VanRoekel headed to the FCC. There, he launched Apps.gov and ran a public contest [...]
Inspired By "Facebook Nation," Obama's Chief Disruptor Brings Startup Culture To The Gov't
The President's new Chief Innovation Officer, Steven VanRoekel, says America has become a "Facebook nation" that demands increased transparency and interactivity from the federal government. His solution is to make agencies function like lean startups. Show More Summary
More data centers being consider for closure
The federal government has expanded the pool of data centers eligible for consolidation and now plans to close even more of the facilities than previously designated. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel said Thursday the government is no longer limiting its data center count to those centers measuring at least 500 square feet. Show More Summary
Survey Tells New Federal CIO: "No Clear Leader at the Helm"
When former FCC Managing Director Steven VanRoekel prepared to take the helm as America's second Chief Information Officer, he told reporters he believed he could apply the lessons he learned as a senior director for Windows Server at Microsoft to the public sector. Show More Summary
Chief Information Officer's Donation History, FAA Deals and More in Capital Eye Opener: Aug. 8
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Steven VanRoekel will be promoted to be the executive branch's chief information officer. VanRoekel comes to the post from Microsoft, by way of the Federal Communications Commission. VanRoekel and his wife Caroline, however, are no strangers to the political process.
White House's New Techie-in-Chief Is an Ex-Microsoft Man [Government]
Steven VanRoekel, current managing director of the FCC and former Microsoft executive, will become the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the federal government this Thursday and be responsible for the country's $80 billion-a-year IT budget. More »
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