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Letter: CTO office will become a large bureaurcracy

A reader writes to say that he thinks the staff for the chief technology officer position proposed under President-elect Barack Obama will start small, but will increase without adding value.

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Letter: Change.gov and YouTube not compliant with disability regulations

A reader writes that President-elect Barack Obama's transition site, Change.gov, and posting addresses to YouTube do not meet regulations for people with disabilities.

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Transition Watch: Obama to post weekly message on YouTube

The Obama White House will also conduct online question-and-answer sessions and video interviews, the Washington Post reports

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Buzz of the Week: Obama, the tech president

President-elect Barack Obama is preparing for a much-hyped technologically advanced administration by picking a chief technology officer for the government.

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Transition Watch: CSC VP to review GSA for transition team

Team will prepare incoming administration to address the agency's issues.

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Transition Watch: Talk heats up about CTO job description

As well as speculation over who would take the job as the government’s chief technology officer under President-elect Obama, there’s almost as much talk about what the CTO would do once in office.

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FCW Insider: Career exec as deputy CTO?

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Transition Watch: Obama names first agency review teams

The people who will lead President-elect Obama’s review teams for the Departments of Treasury, State and Defense, according to the Wall Street Journal

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Letter: CIO better solution than CTO

A reader agrees with the founder of Monash Research that President-elect Barack Obama's should appoint a "true CIO" to handle issues such as procurement.

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Transition Watch: Ranking the federal CTO candidates

The competition for the job as the government’s chief technology officer in the Obama administration is heating up.

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Editorial: A new day for CIOs

The Obama administration has indicated that chief information officers should be career employees.

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Transition Watch: Obama sets transition ethics rules

President-elect Barack Obama has set guidelines for people working in his transition operation, including a ban on lobbyists working on issues related to their lobbying efforts.

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Get a Life!: Beyond the news

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The Lectern: Interesting interview with Cisco CEO

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FCW Insider: How far should Obama take social networking?

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Also in the News: Obama to take White House communications online

Armed with 10 million e-mail addresses collected during the presidential campaign, Obama aides plan to reach out directly to their supporters via the World Wide Web.

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In the news: Should Obama's CTO be a CIO?

A technology analyst, writing for Network World's Web site, argues that what the Obama administration really needs is a governmentwide CIO, not just CTO.

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Obama moves to appoint transition team

The president-elect has named his initial appointees, and his transition team has moved into its transition offices.

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Letter: A proper approach to changing federal workforce

A reader writes to suggest his approach to changing the federal workforce under President-elect Obama.

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In the news: Hackers launch Obama-themed malware attack

Spam recipients are directed to a site that cripples their PCs' security, according to Computerworld.