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Governor Kaine Announces Appointment of Len Pomata as Secretary of Technology

"Len Pomata brings a wealth of experience to this position and has a history of developing innovative ideas and seeing them through to successful conclusions," Governor Kaine said. "As we continue to transform our healthcare and educational systems, the Commonwealth will benefit greatly from his creativity and his proven ability."
 
Pomata takes over from Aneesh Chopra who recently was appointed by President Obama to serve as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer.

Read the Governor's news release.
Read Len Pomata's Biography

Two Virginia IT leaders recognized in Government Technology magazine's "2009 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers" compilation

Each year, Government Technology magazine publishes its kudos to 25 individuals for use of technology to implement changes that reshape government for the better. The just-published 2009 list recognizes two of Virginia's most innovative local leaders:
Roy Mentkow, Director of Technology for the city of Roanoke and Andy Stein, Director of IT for the city of Newport News.
 
Each has provided outstanding leadership within the Virginia IT community. Past Virginia honorees in the program include Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra (2008) and CIO Lem Stewart (2007).


VEAP

What We Do

The Secretary of Technology and its agencies are responsible for the efficient and effective use of information technology to simplify government operations, advance technology applications to improve public services, and drive the innovation economy through the Commonwealth's leadership. The Secretary of Technology oversees two agencies: Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

 

New!

March 17th Agency Town Hall meeting documents

  • Click here for the Northrop Grumman
    Transformation Status Update     presentation    . (pdf 200kb)
  • Click here for the VITA/NG presentation
    on the definition of transformation    .(pdf 416kb)
  • Click here to view sample agencies'
    transformation lessons learned and best practices    .(pdf 28kb)
  • Click here to view sample screen shots
    of the DPB survey tool    .(pdf 592kb)


March 17th Town Hall Video

video: March 17 Town Hall Video


February 24th Health IT Town Hall meeting documents

  • Click here to view Secretary Chopra’s and Michael Mathew's presentation (pdf 2.4mb)
  • Click here to view the HIMSS presentation. (pdf 100kb)

January 30th Agency Town Hall meeting documents

  • Click here to read Secretary Chopra’s presentation(pdf 2mb)
  • Click here to view the meeting agenda. (pdf 7kb)

 

Converge magazine reports on Virginia's Physics Flexbook program


"... in Virginia, things are changing: The state is piloting an open source physics textbook project that ensures students are learning the most pertinent subject matter. Though it's still in the beginning stages, it could revolutionize the textbook industry."

Click here to read the entire article



 
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