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Advice for Obama's Federal CIO, Part Four
Mr. Kundra: You have been hired by the Board (excuse me, the Obama Administration) to reduce federal technology spending, to increase information sharing between federal agencies, to allow greater access to government information and to ensure privacy and security. What now? Having been in IT for over 20 years (including 5 years with the RTC, God rest its soul), I offer you the following advice:

CIOs Counsel Kundra: Advice for Federal CIO, Part 3
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Advice for Obama's Federal CIO, Part Two
Dear Vivek: Congratulations on your recent appointment as the federal government's first official Chief Information Officer. I have often wondered why the role has not existed up to now. I just assumed they could not find a person willing to take on the herculean task for a government salary. Evidently I was wrong. You seem like a pretty smart guy, you've had success in the public sector, and you're willing to go out on a limb: Google Apps for 38,000 people in the District of Columbia. That takes guts!

Advice for Obama's New Federal CIO
Is there anything more irritating than unwanted advice? Somebody thinks they have knowledge, experience, or perspective that will really help you when, in reality, they lack the context; they don't know or understand the personalities, political nuances, or constraints of your situation. Yet, they spout off and you feel no obligation to take their advice seriously.

Aboard the Navy's high-tech pioneer, the USS Freedom
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US congressman leaks classified intel on Twitter?
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Is West Wing BlackBerry Security Possible?
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James Allen
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