Barack Obama is going to appoint the nation's first CTO. What are the top priorities?
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publicly track roll-back of Bush directives
Post a website displaying the Obama administration's progress in rolling back Bush's creepier, more inflammatory presidential directives. Let's close Guantanamo and restore the rule of law.
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WiMax Technology
In order to insure that all people have access to the vast information the web provides, the CTO should work to create WiFi available to all people on all platforms. We have WiFi hot spots in major cities, but it is time that we expand this to all areas. WiMax technology exists, but it needs to b... more
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Authentication to support secure electronic services
The push for a 21st centruy government hits a wall with knowing just who is at the other end of the connection. It is hard if not impossible to file for many government benefits or services at state, local and federal level because of the inability to clearly identify who the parties to the tran... more
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Implement a national rfid tagging program
A national mandatory rfid tagging program if done in a secure mannor would solve many of our issues. It would virtually eliminate identity theft if all credit, banking info was on an embeded rfid tag. This could be made comletely secure by using a three factor authentication rfid/retnal scanner/v... more
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Take the Carnivore chips out of our computers
The secret squirrels can trace what everyone does on the internet.
This is a huge privacy violation which encourages abuse.Get the goverment out of our computers
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Strengthen growing companies; Stop Funding $ to old Failures
The Finance companies, GM and the automakers, and other failures were part of an old era. Let them fail. The idea that “they’re too big to fail”, has got to stop.
We are in a new era now. Strengthen growing companies; if we give $$ to GM and the Financials, it will just prolong the agony and we'... more -
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Make John Chambers CTO!
Chairman and CEO
Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate.
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Abolish Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) sponsored by the DoD needs to be abolished! The SEI has provided ZERO LEADERSHIP to the DoD around open source software. Most of the SEI document have been translated into Chinese. WHO'S SIDE IS THE SEI ON, ANYWAY????
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Establish new policies for quality broadband in libraries
We need high-quality Internet connections in libraries. The federal government should take the lead in ensuring libraries have the resources and funding needed to purchase, install, and maintain fast Internet connections for patrons who don't have computers at home.
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Proactively reduce the key risk of a CTO, Re-invention
USG CTO should operate under the premise that:
1. Ninety-Five Percent (95%) of all innovation needed to fulfill the USG's mission has likely been initiated.
2. Expect that within the realm of USG Departments, commercial concerns, and US higher education institutions, the key components of an ef... more
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Establish a Clear and Consistent Role for Departmental CTOs
Given that the USG CTO's primary mission is the development of Infrastructure and Strategy, the Departmental CTOs should focus on Operations, particularly efforts to consolidate, design, engineer, test, communicate, implement, monitor, maintain and improve operations in support of the respective ... more
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...create/implement an AVS (Adult Verification System)
In an effort to substantially curb under-age individuals from accessing adult or adult-oriented web-sites and to encourage adults who visit those sites to act more responsibly.
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Define a CTO Leadership Organization
USG CTO should establish these senior Departmental roles:
1. Deputy CTO for Security Strategy - For the aggregate computing infrastructure of USG and USG connected enterprises
2. Deputy CTO for Cost Efficiency Strategy - For all technology related processes within USG
3. Deputy CTO for Energy Ef... more -
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Digital Divide
Address the digital divide, especially as pertains to government information and services.
