Vivek Kundra Nominated for Federal CIO

Mr. Kundra's quote from the Wall Street Journal says it all:

“I’m a big believer in disruptive technology. If I went to the coffee shop, I would have more computing power than the police department. Consumers had better technology than the government did. I’m all about the cloud computing notion. I look at my lifestyle, and I want access to information wherever I am. I am killing projects that don’t investigate software as a service first.”

For some more insight, please read the excellent and timely interview by Bob Gourley

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