There seems to be a lot of buzz about the new position for the federal government - the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The WashingtonPost wrote recently that the CTO would use technology to make the government work better. Having experienced several technology implementations in the public sector, I anticipate this will be somewhat of a challenge for the new CTO.
A top priority should be mitigating the redundancies in the government and expediting the processes that typically take forever - job applications, security clearances, contract awards, etc. Every time I see the Adobe LiveCycle ads on the metro, I can't help but think of how automated work flow and ad hoc routing of common citizen forms would reduce paper and increase turnaround times. There are a lot of ideas being floated out there on what the CTO should pay attention to first. Check out ObamaCTO.org to join in on the buzz.
The Wall Street Journal takes a guess at who is in the running for the Technology Czar job.
I think it would be a mistake to limit the search to those that founded or work in information technology firms. As many comments have stated, other educators, professors, scientists, ambassadors could be great picks as well. The last thing you want is someone at the wheel who suffers from technology somnambulism.
Till next time.
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