Obama names Todd Park as new chief technology officer

Todd Park, who has been chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services since August 2009, replaces Aneesh Chopra, who stepped down last month.

“Todd Park has demonstrated a remarkable talent for enlisting innovative technologies to modernize government, reduce waste, and make government information more accessible to the public,” Obama said in a statement.

“In his new position he will bring those skills to the entire federal enterprise, ensuring that government will serve all Americans fairly, effectively, and efficiently,” he said.

Chopra was named the U.S. government's first chief technology officer in April 2009.

The chief technology officer is tasked with using technology to support government priorities including job creation, health care, energy efficiency, open government and national security.

While at Health and Human Services, Park created HealthCare.gov, a website that provides consumers with information about health insurance plans.

He also launched the Health Data Initiative, which makes health information available to the public and to applications developers.

SHARE CLOSE
Blogger		Google+
Live Journal		Plurk
Stumble Upon

Tweet

	PREVIOUS ARTICLE
	Fracking likely cause of series of small earthquakes in Ohio: report

NEXT ARTICLE
Promising employment data boosts chances of Obama's re-election

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email

Submit