[March 21, 2012]

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel to Keynote FOSE 2012

U.S. Chief Information Officer (CIO) Steven VanRoekel is responsible for managing innovative initiatives and is at the center of government information technology (IT) reforms. Mr. VanRoekel will highlight some of these initiatives and priorities, as well as his plans to maximize IT investments during his keynote presentation at FOSE 2012. The event will take place April 3-5, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

As one of the top technology decision-makers within the federal government, Mr. VanRoekel is spearheading several initiatives, including the release of the federal mobility strategy, which includes developing an application (apps) strategy and identifying structural challenges in broadband. He is also updating the IT Dashboard to include IT investment information that supports the President's FY 2013 Budget.

"We are honored to have Mr. VanRoekel keynote FOSE 2012, and we cannot think of a better way to kick-off the conference," said Daniel McKinnon, Vice President, Government Events, 1105 Media, Inc. "We believe that he encompasses what this year's event is about - the convergence of technology and policy. Mr. VanRoekel is in the unique position to affect both within government and we thank him in advance for sharing his insights."

Mr. VanRoekel has outlined a number of top priorities for 2012 and beyond, including:

- Shared First - Construct a mobile technologies and services portfolio so common services among agencies and public developers can be shared
- uture First - Change the way government procures software and sets policy

Steven VanRoekel is the second CIO of the United States, appointed by President Obama on August 5, 2011. Prior to his role in the White House, Mr. VanRoekel held two positions in the Obama Administration: Executive Director of Citizen and Organizational Engagement at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Managing Director of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC (News - Alert)). At the FCC, Mr. VanRoekel oversaw all operational, technical, financial and human resource aspects of the agency. He also led the FCC's efforts to introduce new technology and social media into the agency. Prior to joining government in 2009, Mr. VanRoekel spent his entire career at Microsoft (News - Alert) Corporation, including a stint as Speech and Strategy Assistant to Bill Gates, the corporation's co-founder, and most recently as Senior Director of the Windows Server division.

Mr. VanRoekel's presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 3 at 8:45am. To access the full program agenda, visit www.fose.com.

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About FOSE

FOSE, produced by 1105 Media's Government Events Group, is the premier government information technology (IT) event that brings together federal, state, local and private sector partners to share the latest innovations and best practices in technology implementation. Focusing on both technology and policy management, FOSE 2012 is comprised of five conferences: Cybersecurity, Cloud and Virtualization, Mobile Government, Defense Innovations as well as Records and Information Management. Providing a year-long educational forum, FOSE will also host individual conferences for each of these topic areas during 2012. FOSE 2012 will be held April 3-5 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. www.fose.com

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