Steven VanRoekel’s first public appearance last week since taking over the role as federal CIO in August from Vivek Kundra was perhaps as notable for where he spoke as for what he had to say.

Unlike Kundra, who made his first public remarks inside the Washington Beltway as federal CIO, at the 2009 FOSE Expo (transcript available here), VanRoekel headed to the West Coast, speaking at an event co-hosted by TechAmerica, TechNet and PARC Oct. 25 at the Churchill Club in Palo Alto, Calif. Keep reading →