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White House Chief Technology Officer Steps Down

Posted by Soulskill on from the help-wanted-must-know-tech-stuff dept.

New submitter Krazy Kanuck writes "The White House is running a story on their OSTP blog that Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra is stepping down after being appointed to the post by President Obama in 2009. There is some mention of him returning to his home state of Virginia, and the Washington Post suggests a possible bid for lieutenant governor."

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  1. Can we apply as a group? by LostCluster · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Maybe we can talk someone in the White House press office to use Ask Slashdot for technical questions and Your Rights Online for recommendations on tech bills... Would somebody please put together a resume for We the People of Slashdot?

    1. Re:Can we apply as a group? by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

      Would somebody please put together a resume for We the People of Slashdot?

      We could, but it would be full of contradictory skills and experiences, an entire year devoted to yelling "First Post!", and would boast certifications like "Made baby jesus cry."

      Actually... It's still better than the current crop of presidential hopefuls. PRINT IT.

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    2. Re:Can we apply as a group? by clarkkent09 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Nooo, we don't want the wider public to see how naive nerds are when it comes to politics, as evidenced daily by most posts here. Let's stay quiet and pretend we are smart.

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  2. At least by Dyinobal · · Score: 3, Interesting

    At least he isn't stepping down to a lobbying position for the media industry. I half expected that when I read the title. Though I guess he still can...

  3. This just in by koan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Aneesh Chopra current lieutenant governor of Virginia has introduced the death penalty for on-line piracy bill (DPOP)

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  4. Re:Big talker, little substance by Hatta · · Score: 3, Funny

    That sounds awfully familiar somehow.

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  5. Re:Big talker, little substance by artor3 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Care to give an example to back up your claim? He seemed to do a good job, from the little I saw about him. He was behind the push to bring better internet access to rural areas, expanding access to electronic health records, and he opposed SOPA. For a new position without a very clearly defined set of goals, I'd say he did fine.

  6. Re:Big talker, little substance by modmans2ndcoming · · Score: 3, Informative

    consolidating the government's Data centers and starting a real push to update the infrastructure to something resembling the 2010's rather than the 1980's is not doing much?