| Announced by | National Program Office (NPO) for Online Trusted Identity |
| Announced | Gary F Locke |
| Start Date | 2011-01-00 |
| Notes | At a January 7, 2011 forum with Silicon Valley business and academic leaders at Stanford University, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announced plans to create a National Program Office to help foster an environment in which sensitive online transactions can be carried out with greater levels of trust. |