Former VMware CIO Tony Scott was named the new Federal CIO on Thursday, making him the third person to hold the position since it was established in 2009.

Scott will fill the vacancy left by the last Federal CIO, Steve VanRoekel, who moved over to USAID in September to apply his experience in health IT to the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

Before joining WMware as CIO in 2013, Scott held the same position at Microsoft and the Walt Disney Company. Before that, he was CTO of Information Systems and Services for General Motors.

"Tony Scott will bring to his new role strong leadership skills and a passion for success," said Jonathan Chadwick, CFO, COO and executive vice president for VMware. "We are excited for him and the country and we thank Tony for his pioneering work at VMware."

Along with the Federal CIO title, Scott will also act as administrator of the Office of Electronic Government within OMB.