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Mike Wash

Government Printing Office Chief Information Officer (since 2004)

(www.gpo.gov)

Why He Matters

GPO Chief Information Officer Wash led a team that researched, developed and executed the Federal Digital System (FDsys), which was launched in 2009. It replaced GPO Access, which was the clearinghouse for federal data since 2004, and represents the government's bid to remake the nation's documents for a Gov 2.0 world.

Public Printer Robert C. Tapella has called the FDsys "a world-class information management system" that provides the public with a one-stop web site containing digital government documents. As of summer 2009, it contained over 160,000 digital documents.

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Background

At a Glance

Career History: Gerber Scientific Products (2003 to 2004); Eastman Kodak (1995 to 2003); Vice President of Engineering at Combyte (1993 to 1995); Director of Engineering Colorado Memory Systems (1991 to 1995); Kodak (1973 to 1991)
Hometown: Greenwood, Ind.
Alma Mater: Purdue University,1977