FBI Searches New Fed CIO Kundra's Former Offices

CWmike writes "While new federal CIO Vivek Kundra gave a speech here this morning on his vision for the US government's use of technology, the FBI conducted a search of the District of Columbia's IT offices — where Kundra worked until last week — and arrested an employee and another person who works for an outsourcing vendor, say reports. There was no indication that Kundra was connected in any way to the FBI's raid, which was part of a bribery sting operation. And if Kundra was aware of what was going on at his former offices or concerned about the raid, it wasn't evident during his speech at FOSE 2009, a trade show focused on government IT. The FBI would not comment on the reports. President Barack Obama last week appointed Kundra to be the federal government's first official CIO."

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Re:Sigh...

[Enderandrew]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/02/03/washington/AP-Obama-Killefer.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/opinion/03tue1.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/politics/05richardson.html

That is four appointees tied to corruption issues, so the CIO would be the fifth if that were the case.

Then, there is the Blagojevich scandal, which the media was adamant from day 1 that Obama had no knowledge about, and zero possible connection. The media can't know that for certain. Obama may very well be innocent there, but there is a perception of stigma regardless.

Now Obama's replacement, Burris may be charged with perjury and there are calls for him to resign.

Again, Obama probably doesn't know Burris very well, and had no control over whether or not Burris perjured himself, but none of this is good PR.