Just days after Obama appointed Vivek Kundra to the lofty title of “America’s CIO,” the 34-year-old tech czar has taken a leave of absence. The reason? On Thursday, FBI officials raided Kundra’s former office (Kundra was chief technology officer for the District of Columbia, responsible for overseeing technology operations of 86 agencies) and arrested two staffers–Yusuf Acar, chief security officer for the DC CTO’s office, and Sushil Bansal–on bribery charges.
Kundra has not yet been linked directly with the investigation, but his quick disappearance certainly does not instill confidence.
March 15, 2009 at 10:22 am
Debra: Interesting that you have noticed this development also. We’re watching the press coverage. So far the Washington Post and a few other big newspapers seem to have run relatively lengthy stories, but the high technology-oriented trade press is paying a lot more attention judging from on-line searches. – FB