(2009-03-15) Kundra Gate

Vivek Kundra took a leave-of-absence from his new federal-CIO job after Washington DC's head of IT-SecurIty was arrested for bribery. Acar was locked up for a long list of reasons spelled out by the U.S. District Attorney Tom Hibarger. He pointed to Acar's connections to Turkey and to alleged efforts to create bank accounts outside the U.S. In addition, Hibarger told the judge that officials didn't know whether Acar still had access to the district's IT systems. Hibarger's concern, and Acar's role as an acting chief security officer, raised questions about the security of the systems and whether they've been compromised as part of the bribery scheme.

Mar17: he's been reinstated.