A major initiative to improve federal information technology management, including IT procurement, got a boost recently, even though the person behind the reform had left federal service. Just days after taking over as federal chief information officer, Steven VanRoekel posted a blog supporting a new role for federal agency CIOs. The bolstering of CIOs in the IT management process was a key element in a 25-point federal IT reform program generated by former federal CIO Vivek Kundra in late 2010. VanRoekel succeeded Kundra earlier this month.
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