Meant to include this link: http://www.rollcall.com/news/seeing_the_internet_as_a_place_for_freedom_to_flourish-220070-1.html
From the post:
"I don’t want to critique my colleagues. My degree was in political science, not computer science. So, you have to teach yourself. I spend as much time as possible trying to become a knowledgeable person. I don’t claim to be an expert, but I’ve read a lot of books and I’ve taken some courses on how to do some simple programming. And I actually did some simple programming a long time ago in college. So I’m not an expert, but you need to have at least some concept of how the technology works to avoid making mistakes." --Lofgren
Actually, the article points out that CTO seems to be less important than it was originally thought, which is why Kundra likely preferred to be at OMB, where he will oversee all federal IT projects.
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Meant to include this link: http://www.rollcall.com/news/seeing_the_internet_as_a_place_for_freedom_to_flourish-220070-1.html From the post: "I don’t want to critique my colleagues. My degree was in political science, not computer science. So, you have to teach yourself. I spend as much time as possible trying to become a knowledgeable person. I don’t claim to be an expert, but I’ve read a lot of books and I’ve taken some courses on how to do some simple programming. And I actually did some simple programming a long time ago in college. So I’m not an expert, but you need to have at least some concept of how the technology works to avoid making mistakes." --Lofgren
The ruling doesn't actually establish much precedent for expectations of privacy; in fact the judges go out of their way not to: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/103941-supreme-court-okays-search-of-policemans-texts
Try this link for more information.
Actually, the article points out that CTO seems to be less important than it was originally thought, which is why Kundra likely preferred to be at OMB, where he will oversee all federal IT projects.