Karen S. Evans

Karen S. Evans is the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology (IT) at the Office of Management and Budget. Evans serves as the "de facto" chief information officer for the United States. [cite web|author=Vijayan, Jaikumar|title=White House cuts paper out of federal budget |url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9056838|work=Computerworld|publisher=IDG|date=January 10, 2008|accessdate=2008-06-29]

Her other responsibilities are in "capital planning and investment control, information security, privacy, accessibility of IT for persons with disabilities, and access to, dissemination of, and preservation of government information".

Evans served as chief information officer for the United States Department of Energy, and earlier as director of the Information Resources Management Division, Office of Justice Programs in the United States Department of Justice. She also worked with the National Park Service, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Farmers Home Administration. Evans holds a bachelor's in chemistry and an MBA degree, both from West Virginia University.cite web|title=Karen S. Evans |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/kevans-bio.html|publisher=The White House|accessdate=2008-06-29]

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