Barack Obama is going to appoint the nation's first CTO. What are the top priorities?
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14 votes
Restructure the legal penalties for convicted drug offenders
Review and reassess the current policies regarding the failed "War on Drugs". Develop a comprehensive, federal guideline for sentencing that incoroprates rehabilitation, follow-up treatment and community service in place of prison time for convicted drug offenders.
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13 votes
Secure the Networks used in the US
The Department of Homeland Security has failed to secure the network infrastructure of the US. We need to implement nationwide intrusion detection systems, trojan, virus, and botnet hunting mechanisms. This suggestion is similar to "Protect the internet by requiring ISPs to stop botnets"...; More
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13 votes
50% Oil by 2025
Set up a man on the moon type mission to get to this goal. (NASA spent roughly $25 billion between 1961 and 1972 to put astronauts on the moon after John F. Kennedy issued his challenge.)
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13 votes
Remove Party Affiliation from Ballots
The ballot box is not the time or place for the voter to get an education on the candidates. History has shown a candidate's party does not necessarily represent their values which means many votes are cast with false assumptions based on information provided in the ballot box. This of course dil... More
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13 votes
Free beer for all programmers
A federally-issued beer stipend for citizens aged 21 years and over would undoubtedly result in a surge in open source software development, increasing the likelihood of government entities transitioning to open solutions as they become more robust and secure.
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13 votes
Bring Government IT Operations back "in-house"
Many, if not most, federal IT projects and their subsequent operation are handled by contractors and vendors. While the individuals managing these services are quite competent, the management overhead and inflexibility brought about by the contractor management process makes these operations very... More
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12 votes
Establish a Geographic Information Officer
The Geographic Information Officer (GIO) simplifies graphic relationships of information using advanced spatial data analyses, creates business intelligence for programs so they can know where their business is...resources, workforce, facilities…in terms of jurisdictions, markets, partners…and ex... More
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12 votes
Location Location Location
While its great to think about what the top priorities of a Obama administration CTO can be, the only way to achieve them is to make sure he or she is located high enough in the administration. Only with the ear of the President, and the authority to make sure the entire Executive Branch gets a ... More
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12 votes
be a proven systems builder, not an entrepreneur
Do we - as taxpayers - concentrate on seeding thousands of startups, and wait for our salvation to sprout in the form of a few wildly innovative winners? Or do we focus on improving our infrastructure by helping existing companies make their operations and supply chains more reliable and energ... More
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12 votes
rethink corporate copyright ownership for the 21st century
The government should be proactive in supporting movements like creative commons, but also encourage copyright agencies to work together to make it easier to create innovative services based on copywritten material, while properly paying royalties to the proper copyright holders. Establishing a ... More
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12 votes
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12 votes
Connect UPC barcodes and the Internet
People shop frequently online, but the products they desire might be just a few blocks away. If there is a system for locating the item by essentially geo-tagging inventories using bar scanners one could locate anything with a UPC code. If UPC barcodes had a global management system people could... More
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12 votes
Bring back the electric car
If we are going to bail out automotive companies, then they should be required to develop electronic car technology to help this nation remove our dependence on oil.
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12 votes
Create a national registry of medical records.
A national registry of medical records will ensure that a patient's medical history is always available to clinicians, especially during medical emergencies. Safeguards will be used to ensure patients' privacy.
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11 votes
convince pres obama to investigate bush et al for WAR CRIMES
how can we lead the world as a free society in anything without at least assuring our own citizens that the basis for all of our freedoms, technological and otherwise, rests in our Constitution?
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11 votes
Encourage broadband competition in all markets
Without competition in broadband market, providers will have little impetus to expand speed, reliability, availability, or cost of services. Encouraging competition will foment technological improvements, expanded availability, and pro-consumer rates.
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11 votes
Make programming part of a standard grade school education.
In the Internet age, computer programming should be a basic skill, like literacy and algebra. For didactic purposes, I recommend an emphasis on C, Perl, and Javascript.
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11 votes
use search engine results to track public health risks
The CDC should partner with search engine providers to compile and track data on disease-related search results. This data would allow sharper tracking of diseases as they move through the population and has been done well by Google tracking the flu already.
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11 votes
Kevin Mitnick for CTO!
It's not only a amrt idea to have the biggest hacker on YOUR side, but Mr Mitnick will surely contribute to the balance between security and privacy, whilst respecting the rights of every American.
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11 votes
Drive a transition to sustainable energy technologies
The U.S. currently derives about 83% of its energy from fossil fuels. The cost of energy is subsidized with tax dollars, with the majority going to fossil fuels. With sensible government policies and funding, renewable and sustainable energy sources, most notably wind and solar, could dominate th... More
