The US government took a leap into a cloud computing future on Tuesday, opening up an online storefront where agencies can purchase the Internet-based services. Cloud computing allows multiple users to share IT services delivered or hosted on the Internet. "Why should the government pay for and build infrastructure that may be available for free?" said Vivek Kundra, US President ...

President Obama has appointed the first-ever federal chief information officer (CIO). Vivek Kundra, 34, who formerly served in District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty's cabinet as the chief technology officer (CTO) was appointed to the position, the White House announced Thursday. "Vivek Kundra's technology leadership has greatly contributed ...

Now it can be told: The mysterious petty theft that President Barack Obama's new computer chief committed at age 21 was shoplifting four dress shirts worth $134 from J.C. Penney. A 1996 Montgomery County, Md., police report obtained by The Associated Press on ...

A federal judge Tuesday ordered a former District of Columbia employee facing corruption charges to remain jailed in a case that prompted his former boss to take a brief leave of absence as President Barack Obama's computer chief. Yusuf Acar, who was the acting chief ...