The Federal Chief Information Officer is the administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, which in turn is part of the Office of Management and Budget. The position is appointed by the President and does not require senate confirmation. It was created by the E-Government Act of 2002

E-Government Act of 2002

The E-Government Act of 2002 , is a United States statute enacted on December 17, 2002, with an effective date for most provisions of April 17, 2003...

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Vivek Kundra

Vivek Kundra

Vivek Kundra served as the 1st Chief Information Officer of the United States from March, 2009 to August, 2011 under President Barack Obama. He is currently a visiting Fellow at Harvard University.He previously served in D.C...

 is the first person to use the title Federal Chief Information Officer. Previous holders of the office used the title Administrator for E-government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget.

On August 4, 2011, Steven VanRoekel

Steven VanRoekel

Steven VanRoekel was named on August 4, 2011, to be the second Chief Information Officer of the United States Federal Government. Previously, he worked at the Federal Communications Commission, the United States Agency for International Development, and at Microsoft.-Private Sector Career:VanRoekel...

was named on to be the second Chief Information Officer of the United States.