Federal CIO Seeks 21st Century Mobile Strategy

Federal Chief Information Officer, Steven VanRoekel, is seeking to fundamentally change the way things are done in government by increasing the mobility of the federal workforce. VanRoekel has said there is more they can be doing to seize the mobile opportunity and that, "we need to be bold in doing it." This approach is being rolled out in three phases. The first phase is described as being short term and is an attempt to seek input through a centralized acquisition vehicle. The second phase is described as being medium term and will be an effort to develop an "app strategy". The third phase is described as being long term and will seek to address structural challenges in broadband.