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start now a manned Mars exploration program
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because the mankind has too much problems today (lack and expensive energy, financial crisis, wars, etc.) then, we must give a BIG DREAM to the world and (mainly) to the youngest peoples, something like was the Apollo program in '60s ---- of course, it must be a TRUE program with REAL funds and design to be started NOW
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GPS-based Navigation System for Air Traffic
We need to upgrade the countrywide, WWII era system now in place with a GPS centric system that could save everyone money and decrease unnecessary CO2 emissions caused by longer than necessary flight paths and delays.
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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 dilutes the votes of people that actually did their homework. So, either remove the party affiliation from the ballot or add an issue matrix for each candidate tot he ballot and toss the party line voting. Perhaps replace it with an issue line vote. I think the simplest thing…
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Continue to support early-stage technology companies
The new CTO needs to focus on supporting early-stage technology companies in order for the US to stay on the cutting edge of technology. In addition, the CTO needs to have a program the incentives kids to pursue degrees in engineering and science
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Structural separation of telecom service providers
Separate the operation of the last mile from ISP service.
Have every ISP buy last mile access from companies that operate last-mile service. This has several benefits: ISP have buying power to reduce price, and can encourage overbuilding the last mile, and this would maximize competition among ISPs.
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JE VOUS SOUHAITE UNE LONG VIE DE BONHEUR ET DE REUSITE
FAITE VITE POUR L'ECONOMIE MONDIALE CAR ONT NE PEUX PAS ATTENDRE QUE C'EST MESSIEURS PRENE UNE DECISION C'EST URGENT CAR QUAND LES U.S.A. A UN RHUME LE MONDE A LA GRIPE
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Institute the Fair Tax
GET RID OF THE IRS. TAXED ON WHAT YOU BUY, NOT WHAT YOU EARN. THIS IS NOT A FLAT TAX. www.fairtax.org
The FairTax Act (HR 25, S 1025) is nonpartisan legislation. It abolishes all federal personal and corporate income taxes, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, and self-employment taxes and replaces them with one simple, visible, federal retail sales tax administered primarily by existing state sales tax authorities.22 votes -
Seriously look into cyberwar
With terrorists and goverments continually getting more sophisticated, we need to protect ourselves on the internet front. We aren't prepared for an attack on our systems and no one's going to take it seriously until it happens. We don't seem to learn.
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Introduce a Government-wide Mashup Tier
This will provide the security and governance protection of eSOA and allow for rapid data syndication to the user.
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Develop a Standardized, Secure Computing Infrastructure
Design and implement over a 24 month period an entirely new high performance, cost and energy efficient, secure USG Computing Infrastructure that includes:
Data Center Network (USG DCN) - Establish a network of central and Departmental data centers based upon a fully virtualized high performance reference platform. The reference design would integrate clustered wide-bus (standards based) computing engines with multi-tier virtualized storage to reduce the space and energy consumption of each thousand servers to the equivalent of four air cooled server racks.
Identity Management (USG ID) - Establish a single identity management system from existing NIST and Homeland Security plans.…
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Reestablish a U.S. Office of Technology Assessment
Congress shortsightedly abolished the former U.S. Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in 1995. In the meantime many European nations have strengthened their institutional capacity to anticipate and guide technological innovation and to understand science-and-technology intensive policy issues. Denmark especially has excelled in developing mechanism for allowing laypeople to participate in policy deliberations related to science and technology (see www.tekno.dk/eng).
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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 inflexible and slow to change.
Bringing these operations back in-house and building an engineering driven organization that can move quickly to provide serve the quickly changing technology needs could save billions in wasted money and time.
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FIX TWITTER !!!!! :p
The public has the right to a TWITTER 100% Full Exprience.
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Be the visionary for technology application and not the CIO
Instead of being another bureaucrat to administer government policy on technology, the new CTO should be the national visionary on the potential for emerging technologies to improve both government and citizen's lives.
The other suggestions, while having merit, are focused on existing problems. Lets do something new and look forward instead of backward as bureaucracy tends to do.
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Attract top global talent through enlarged H1-B visa program
US is the global leader in high tech innovation. However, our top position is under threat as our industries are increasingly unable to hire qualified scientists and engineers.
The H1B program has helped the US attract top technical minds from around the world to fuel our technology sector for years, helping us stay ahead of rapidly emerging countries like India and China who would otherwise retain such talent. Even as our technology industry expands to compete in the global market, fewer H1B visas are being offered to attract global talent to the US, putting us at a disadvantage in recruitment,…
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Restructure government agency security across the board
All federal government agency cyber security postures are a wreck. FISMA doesn't work. Security can't be fixed via paper. Dig deep into waht is really happening at each location and fix it for National Security sake.
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fight & win the war against terror, do not surrender
Iran and Syria (and elements in Pakistan) are fighting a proxy war against the West and USA using terrorists in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Indonesia, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria . The Iranians are paying thousands of poor muslims $2400 a month to fight in Iraq. If we let them win by surrendering under Obama, Iran will effectively dominate the Middle East and will control most of the worlds oil reserves within five years, making it the most powerful country in the world within 10 years. Retreat from this war will destroy the Western economy and we will enter a new…
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Mandate that broadband speeds be faster
Broadband speeds in the US are half the speed of other countries. As a country we need to be competitive in technology and be the leader in all aspects of Information Technology. Government also need to regulate and cap prices of broadband across the board to make it faster speed affordable
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