Todd Park

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Safety Datapalooza Shows Power Of Data.gov Communities

Lisa Nelson | DigitalGov | September 24, 2012

The White House Office of Public Engagement held the first Safety Datapalooza illustrating the power of Data.gov communities.  Federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari hosted the event, which touted the data available on Safety.Data.gov and the community of innovators using it to make effective tools for consumers. Read More »

SafetyData.gov Review: Long On Text, Short On Data Tables

Brand Niemann | AOL Government | September 26, 2012

"The liberation of government datasets is important in itself, but data are truly powerful when used in the development of informative apps." So proclaimed Todd Park, Brian Forde and Jo Strang in a recent White House Blog, Safety Data Jam connects Tech Innovators with Public Safety Officers. Read More »

Sebelius, Park Should Show More Proof Of Health Datapalooza Claims

Brand Niemann | AOL Government | June 22, 2012

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and US Chief Technology Officer Todd Park co-authored a White House blog this week about the high-points of the recent Health Datapalooza, touting a number of accomplishments...However, looking more deeply into some of the high points mentioned in the blog, one discovers not everything is as self-evident or available to data users as it might appear... Read More »

Signs Of Innovation At RFP-EZ

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | September 26, 2012

Radically reforming how government operates is a tall order. Plenty of projects have worn the mantle of innovation but fallen into the same old bureaucratic traps. Read More »

Sivak Named New HHS CTO

David Stegon | FedScoop | June 14, 2012

The Department of Health and Human Services has named Bryan Sivak as the department’s next chief technology officer.

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Technology Is At The Heart Of Obama’s Second-Term Management Agenda

Charles S. Clark | Nextgov | July 8, 2013

President Obama on Monday highlighted the continuing role of technology in his second-term management reform agenda, using a televised speech to White House staff to also defend the federal workforce and nudge Congress to grant him long-sought authority to consolidate agencies to curb duplication. [...] Read More »

TEDMED Tuesdays: U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park

Cameron Young | Nurture | August 21, 2012

Todd Park is HHS’s Chief Technology Officer, a post he has held since August 2009. In this role, his mission is to be a change agent and “entrepreneur-in-residence,” helping HHS harness the power of data, technology, and innovation to improve the health of the nation. Read More »

The Next Four Years In Government It Will Be About Implementation

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | November 7, 2012

President Obama’s two campaign themes -- change in 2008 and forward in 2012 -- could just as easily describe the government’s likely approach to information technology during his two terms, analysts told Nextgov on Wednesday.

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The Quest For Population Health Management

David F. Carr | InformationWeek | March 4, 2014

Vendors large and small seek to prove they have the right tools for proactively managing patient health, coordinating care across providers, and supporting accountable-care models. Read More »

The Social Return on Data

Staff Writer | Bloomberg Businessweek | February 23, 2012

You don’t normally find serial entrepreneurs working for the U.S. government. But Todd Park, who co-founded three companies by the time he was 36, believes he can help make Americans healthier. Read More »

The State Of The CIO

Camille Tuutti | FCW | October 12, 2012

Last year, on the 15th anniversary of the Clinger-Cohen Act becoming law, the Government Accountability Office released a rather gloomy status report on the agency CIO role. GAO found that most CIOs were responsible for just five areas of IT and information management out of 13, and they often lacked the authority to make key decisions about recruiting and IT investments. Read More »

Todd Park calls for new panel to help liberate government data

Joseph Marks | NextGov | May 26, 2012

Federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park called on the White House’s team of science and technology advisers Friday to create a special subcommittee to advise his office on projects to disseminate government data to private sector developers and entrepreneurs.

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Todd Park on The Awesome Potential of Hidden Medical Data

Gene Ostrovsky | Medgadget | August 1, 2012

Todd Park, the Chief Technology Officer of the United States, spoke at the last TEDMED about vast amounts of data trapped within government agencies that needs to be “liberated” so that private players can create “awesomeness” out of it. Read More »

Todd Park Speaks At IFE INFO Public Policy Roundtable On July 11, 2013

Elise Ravenscroft | Institute for Education | July 3, 2013

United States Chief Technology Officer, Assistant to the President and “entrepreneur-in-residence” Todd Park was IFE’s honored guest speaker at the June 11th INFO Public Policy Roundtable. [...] Read More »

Todd Park: Patient Engagement Will 'Vastly' Improve Healthcare

Dan Bowman | FierceHealthIT | June 7, 2013

Addressing a packed room at the Health Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., this week, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park emphasized the importance of federal efforts to engage patients in their own healthcare. Read More »