Karen Evans is the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology (IT) at the Office of Management and Budget. In this role, she oversees the implementation of Information Technology throughout the Federal government including advising the Director on the performance of the approximately $65 billion dollars spent yearly on federal IT investments. Ms. Evans oversees the development of enterprise architectures within and across agencies, directs the activities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council, and oversees the usage of the E-Government Fund to support interagency partnerships and innovation. Ms. Evans also has responsibilities in the areas of capital planning and investment control, information security, privacy, accessibility for persons with disabilities, and access to, dissemination of, and preservation of government information.

Prior to serving as Administrator, Ms. Evans was the Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Department of Energy. There she was responsible for the design, implementation, and successful operation of Information Technology (IT) programs and initiatives throughout the Department and its offices. Additionally during this period, Ms. Evans served as Vice-Chairman of the Federal Chief Information Officers Council. Elected to this post in December 2002, she coordinated the Council’s efforts in developing federal IT programs and improving agency information resource practices.

Earlier, Ms. Evans served as Director of the Information Resources Management Division at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP). There she was responsible for the management and successful operation of the Information Technology program. OJP provides funding for initiatives such as Safe Schools, the Safe Start Program, Community Prosecution, Native American Tribal Courts and other programs of local, state and national interest. During her tenure, Ms. Evans implemented an on-line grants management system to process grants from discretionary, formula and large block programs thereby streamlining capabilities to ensure the expeditious processing of claims benefits to families of public safety officers affected by the September 11th attacks.

Prior to joining OJP, she served as the Assistant Director for Information Services at DOJ Headquarters where she successfully managed Internet resources for the Department. Ms. Evans also served as the acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management Information Systems, Deputy Director for the Applications Management Division and the Chief of Emerging Technology at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Home Administration. There she managed the nationwide implementation, from inception to operation, of several critical automation systems.

She is a 25 year veteran of Government service holding positions ranging from GS-2 to SES, and has further served at the National Park Service and the Office of Personnel Management.

Ms. Evans holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master of Business Administration degree from West Virginia University. Her and her husband Randy have two children and reside in Martinsburg, WV.