Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, will be named the next federal chief information officer, the New York Times reports.
VanRoekel has been managing director of the Federal Communications Commission. He will succeed Vivek Kundra, who announced in June that he would leave his post.
More news on this story as it develops.
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Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
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