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• Obama Appoints CIO and FCC Chairman

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  Ethan Poole

  Date

  Fri 6 Mar 2009 at 20:37

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  Blog Entry

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  Yesterday, President Obama officially announced that Vivek Kundra would serve as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the White House. The CIO is "responsible for oversight of federal technology spending" and "oversees enterprise architecture to ensure system interoperability and information sharing and ensure information security and privacy across the federal government". Kundra will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer that Obama has yet to appoint. Kundra is a known open source and cloud-based application supporter. Earlie…

• Obama Expected to Appoint a CTO

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  Ethan Poole

  Date

  Mon 10 Nov 2008 at 11:30

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  Blog Entry

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  Before being elected as President, Obama promised that his new administration would embrace technology in order to incorporate citizens more into the democratic process. One way he plans to do this is to appoint a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to his cabinet "to ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century". Beware that this position will probably only be symbolic, but it's a step in the right direction. There is a lot of speculation about whom Obama will appoint…

• Watch Out Wireless Internet, the States Are After You!

  Author

  Frank

  Date

  Thu 24 Mar 2005 at 20:19

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  Article

  Wireless Internet has become a norm in many European cities providing an internet connection to all citizens. Sounds great? Well here Frank reports on how American states are fighting against wireless hotspots.