Chief Technology Officer of the United States

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The United States Chief Technology Officer (US CTO) is an official in the

costs of health care and criminal justice, increase access to broadband, bring technical talent into government for policy and modern operations input, improve community innovation engagement by agencies working on local challenges, and help keep the nation secure.[5][6]

History

During the 2008 presidential campaign,

Senator Barack Obama stated that he would appoint the first federal chief technology officer if elected to the presidency.[7] Aneesh Chopra was named by President Obama as the nation's first CTO in April 2009, and confirmed by the Senate on August 7, 2009. Chopra resigned effective February 8, 2012, and was succeeded by Todd Park, formerly the CTO of the Department of Health and Human Services. On September 4, 2014 Megan Smith was named as the CTO. President Trump named Michael Kratsios as U.S. CTO in May 2019, and he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate
on August 1, 2019. As of April 5, 2024, President Biden has yet to nominate a U.S. CTO. This is the longest the position has been unfilled since its inception.

Name President Term Deputy CTOs References
Aneesh Chopra* Barack Obama 2009–2012 Andrew McLaughlin [8][9][10][11]
Todd Park 2012–2014 Ryan Panchadsaram, Jennifer Pahlka, Nicole Wong [12][13]
Megan Smith 2014–2017 Cori Zarek, Alexander Macgillivray, Edward Felten, Ryan Panchadsaram [14][15][16][17]
Vacant Donald Trump 2017–2019 Michael Kratsios
Michael Kratsios* 2019–2021 Lynne Parker, Winter Casey [18]
Vacant Joe Biden 2021- Alexander Macgillivray, Deirdre K. Mulligan, Denice Ross, Austin Bonner, Lynne Parker, Wade Shen, Alan Mislove

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Notes

1.^ ^ Only Aneesh Chopra and Michael Kratsios were confirmed by the Senate. Todd Park and Megan Smith were not.

References

  1. ^ Obama taps America's top techie The Register, 20 April 2009
  2. ^ "Technology | OSTP | The White House", January 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Sargent Jr., John (June 4, 2010). "A Federal Chief Technology Officer in the Obama Administration: Options and Issues for Consideration" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-29.
  4. ^ "Technology | OSTP | The White House", January 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "President's Weekly Address Efficiency and Innovation", April 18, 2009.
  6. ^ " Remarks of Alexander Macgillivray at the State of the Net Conference", March 06, 2023.
  7. ^ Obama '08. "Barack Obama: Connecting and Empowering All Americans Through Technology and Innovation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Schatz, Amy (2009-04-18). "Tech Industry Cheers as Obama Taps Aneesh Chopra for CTO". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  9. ^ "Nominations confirmed", "senate.gov", August 7, 2009.
  10. ^ Ashely Southall (2012-01-27). "Top Technology Official Leaving the White House". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  11. ^ Morozov, Evgeny (2009-06-03). "Not Everyone is Happy with Obama's Pick for Deputy CTO". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  12. ^ Hart, Kim (2012-03-11). "At SXSW, Todd Park talks startups". Politico. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  13. ^ "Inside the Presidential Innovation Fellows program: A Q&A with the White House". Federal News Network. April 1, 2014.
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  15. ^ "White House names Google's Megan Smith the next Chief Technology Officer of the United States". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  16. ^ Davis, Julie H. (2015-01-03). "Adviser Guides Obama Into the Google Age". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  17. National Archives
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  18. ^ "Trump Finally Names a U.S. CTO". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
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