Connolly Introduces CTO Act

(April 3) Rep Gerald Connolly (D-VA) introduced legislation that would statutorily codify the White House chief technology officer position. Rep Connolly believes the job, proposed by President Obama on the campaign trail, is too important to isolate in a single administration. Making the CTO a permanent position in the executive branch will give the individual "greater stature and empower him/her to accomplish the goals of the president," he wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter circulated the same day. Obama has not yet selected his CTO but did tap former District of Columbia e-government expert Vivek Kundra to become the federal government's CIO.