Obama Hires Facebook Engineer as Director of White House IT

President Barack Obama appointed now-former Facebook engineer David Recordon to the newly created Director of Information Technology position at the White House on Thursday, in an effort by the Obama administration to expand its tech staff.

Recordon, according to a statement from the White House, will “ensure that the technology utilized by the White House is efficient, effective, and secure.” He’ll lead the effort to merge any overlapping systems and ensure the government’s software is up-to-date and secure.

At Facebook, Recordon created internal productivity tools for his colleagues such as videoconferencing and security tools.