Karen S. Evans
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| Karen S. Evans | |
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| Occupation | Chief Information Officer |
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| Known for | United States Government CIO |
Karen S. Evans was the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology (IT) at the Office of Management and Budget. Evans served as the de facto chief information officer for the United States[1] until the office was created by Barack Obama who appointed Vivek Kundra.
Her other responsibilities are in "capital planning and investment control, information security, privacy, accessibility of IT for persons with disabilities, and access to, dissemination of, and preservation of government information".[2]
Evans served as chief information officer for the United States Department of Energy, and earlier as director of the Information Resources Management Division, Office of Justice Programs in the United States Department of Justice. She also worked with the National Park Service, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Farmers Home Administration. Evans holds a bachelor's in chemistry and an MBA degree, both from West Virginia University.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Vijayan, Jaikumar (January 10, 2008). "White House cuts paper out of federal budget". Computerworld. IDG. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9056838. Retrieved on 2008-06-29.
- ^ a b "Karen S. Evans". The White House. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20071215160235/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/kevans-bio.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-29.
