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Should the United States' New CTO Really Be a CIO?
CurtMonash writes "Barack Obama promised to appoint the United States' first Chief Technology Officer. Naturally, the blogosphere is full of discussion as to who that should be. I favor American Management Systems founder and former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti. Richard Koman thinks it should be one of the better state CTOs. John Doerr, going in a different direction, thinks it should be his partner Bill Joy. We can bandy names back and forth all month, but first a more fundamental question needs to be answered: What do we need most — a get-things-done CIO (Chief Information Officer), or a more visionary true CTO? I think it's a CIO, and based on his campaign statements it appears Obama agrees. Management of government IT is a huge, generally unsolved problem, and we need somebody deeply experienced to have a fighting chance. Of course, that doesn't preclude recruiting a visionary CTO in addition, but the highest priority is a CIO. What do you think?"
All the 'czars' the Bush people have brought into public existence should be abolished.
The FCC mandate for HDTV should be revoked by Presidential Order, all of Bush's orders need to be rescinded.
Wipe the slate clean. The Bush appointees should all be dis-appointed. Dismantle the crap Bush has caused.
The RIAA et al, should be legislated out of existence as what they are, protection rackets, legitimized extortion.
Change HAS to come. Radical change. We the People , allow yopu to do business in the country, not the other way around. The tail shall not wag the dog!