Role of Federal Tech Czar to Be Defined by Obama

 On the campaign trail Barack Obama said he would appoint the nation's first chief technology officer. There is some debate to how the officer will be used the possibilities include technology policy issue such as net neutrality and broadband access or will will the CTO weave the Internet into more agency activities. Another topic of debate is will CTO be a Cabinet-level position or a post within the White House. Some believe that top priority will be will be getting ride of redundant information technology information many of which do not operate across agencies. Many people are excited about this position so much so that a Website is website dedicated to the discussion of what the CTO position should entail.

I believe that appointing a CTO is a great idea and will be beneficial for our government as a whole. No matter what this position includes efficiency and availability of information is important to out president elect Barack Obama. So reflected in those believes the CTO will bring some new ways of thinking to Washington. Also after taking this class I hope that technology policy in Congress will be tackled by this new office.