Theodp writes "On Tuesday, the Senate assembly on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will examine the nomination of Aneesh Chopra as the first-ever federal Chief machinery Officer. Senate sources said they were not aware of any debate through his nomination. You'd think the hack-for-$10-million-ransom of Virginia's rule Monitoring Program might be good for a inquire or two. Or the wisdom of appointing a CTO who's no technologist. It might also be worth bringing up Chopra's brotherhood in TiE-DC, a group which promises 'exclusive peer lead events' with the feds* reigning body and Federal contractors, including TiE-DC sponsor Microsoft. Are there any other issues that might make the Confirmation Hearing more than a rubber-stamping?"

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