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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: chief information officer

chief information officer stories: 4 news summaries

Obama's CIO Once Pleaded Guilty to Theft

Embattled Kundra swiped less than
$300 back in 1997

Mar 17, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vetting blunders don't get much more basic than this: Vivek Kundra, Barack Obama’s embattled Chief Information Officer, has a criminal record, Gawker’s Owen Thomas reports. Kundra, who’s currently suspended because of unrelated bribery charges against an employee, pleaded guilty to stealing less than $300 in 1997, according... More »

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Barack Obama • Maryland • chief information officer • vetting • Obama administration • Vivek Kundra

Obama Aide
on Leave After DC Raids

Computer chief isn't charged, but his old office is involved

Mar 12, 09 10:45 PM CDT
(AP) - President Obama's new computer chief is on leave after the FBI raided his old DC government office and arrested a city employee and a technology consultant on corruption charges, a White House official said. Vivek Kundra has not been charged, and he does not appear to be a target of... More »

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Barack Obama • bribery • corruption • District of Columbia • chief information officer • Obama administration • President Obama • Vivek Kundra

Bribery Sting Nets Employee of Obama Tech Appointee

Vivek Kundra not linked to DC investigation: FBI

Mar 12, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - FBI agents raided the office of the District of Columbia’s chief technology officer today as part of a federal bribery investigation, WTOP-AM reports. The FBI arrested an employee of the agency and a private contractor who has received several hundred thousand dollars in city contracts. Vivek Kundra, President Obama’... More »

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Barack Obama • FBI • bribery • District of Columbia • chief information officer • Obama administration • President Obama • political appointment • Vivek Kundra

Microsoft
Fires CIO

Says investigation revealed he violated company policy but won't give details

Nov 6, 07 10:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft sacked its chief information officer, Stuart Scott, "after an investigation for violation of company policies," according to an email response to press inquiries. The company refuses to elaborate further, but since Scott appeared onstage with his boss at a technology conference less than a month ago, it... More »

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technology • Microsoft • business • Stuart Scott • chief information officer

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