President Barack Obama named Vivek Kundra the Federal Chief Information Officer

Vivek Kundra is now The Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) named of USA, who 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 will also work closely with the Chief Technology Officer to advance the President’s technology agenda.

President Obama said, "Vivek Kundra will bring a depth of experience in the technology arena and a commitment to lowering the cost of government operations to this position. I have directed him to work to ensure that we are using the spirit of American innovation and the power of technology to improve performance and lower the cost of government operations. As Chief Information Officer, he will play a key role in making sure our government is running in the most secure, open, and efficient way possible."

Vivek Kundra Explains Cell Phone Inauguration Issue

Popularly known as Tech Czar the CTO with very much hold in wireless technology has a lot to tell about presidential inauguraion preparation from his domain angle i.e. how cell phones work.

Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer, Government of the District of Columbia

Want to know how Vivek Kundra arrived at wireless? His start with wireless is covered in the following lecture at Vivek Kundra video -