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1. Require US Content for USG Technology

   Most computers purchased in the US today are manufactured with no US labor and have little or no US manufactured content. Require that within 24 months, 49% of all new technology systems purchased by USG be manufactured within the US. Also require that USG only acquire technology (software or equipment costing than $500 USMD* ) that has at least one US supplier that can be produced 100% with US labor and supplies.

   • US Millennium Dollars - An inflation adjusted currency equivalent to the value of $1 US Dollar on Jan 1, 2000. $500 USMD would equate to $635 USD today. See Dept of Labor http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

   Most computers purchased in the US today are manufactured with no US labor and have little or no US manufactured content. Require that within 24 months, 49% of all new technology systems purchased by USG be manufactured within the US. Also require that USG only acquire technology (software or equipment costing than $500 USMD* ) that has at least one US supplier that can be produced 100% with US labor and supplies.

   • US Millennium Dollars - An inflation adjusted currency equivalent to the value of $1 US Dollar on Jan 1, 2000. $500 USMD would equate to $635 USD today.… more
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2. Implement National ID to Grow Jobs, Reduce Cost of Business

   The CTO should develop strategies for enabling business to improve job growth, efficiency and security within the US by implementing a National Library Database (NLD) of all business entities and National ID (NID) for all persons. Examples of how NLD and NID can be used to foster growth include:

   Linking professional certification information with business IDs, and online service history - Today, it takes far longer for a small business to establish a reputation with the government than it does at eBay and the quality of the reputational information on file with the government is probably less up-to-date and less accurate than it is at GetACoder. The CTO should work with industry to create a trusted business ecosystems that includes all businesses that file taxes with the US.
   Making Universal Use of National ID - Airlines, banks, stores, state government agencies, local licensing agencies, schools and other organizations spend millions of dollars each year maintaining their own identification systems. With National ID and eAuthentication, the same ID used to collect a tax refund could be used to register for college, sign-up for an airline frequent flier program or to open a bank account.

   The CTO should develop strategies for enabling business to improve job growth, efficiency and security within the US by implementing a National Library Database (NLD) of all business entities and National ID (NID) for all persons. Examples of how NLD and NID can be used to foster growth include:

   Linking professional certification information with business IDs, and online service history - Today, it takes far longer for a small business to establish a reputation with the government than it does at eBay and the quality of the reputational information on file with the government is probably less up-to-date and less… more

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3. Define a CTO Leadership Organization

   USG CTO should establish these senior Departmental roles:

   1. Deputy CTO for Security Strategy - For the aggregate computing infrastructure of USG and USG connected enterprises
   2. Deputy CTO for Cost Efficiency Strategy - For all technology related processes within USG

   3. Deputy CTO for Energy Efficiency Strategy - For all technology systems and processes within USG

   4. Deputy CTO for Network Infrastructure - Inter Department, Intra Department, USG Firewall, Telecommunications, Remote Access, Inter Agency Communications

   5. Deputy CTO for Computing Infrastructure - Data Center Network, Mobile Computing Devices, Secure Computing Terminals and Telephones

   6. Deputy CTO for Information Infrastructure - Identity Management, Enterprise Applications, National Databases, Electronic Files

   USG CTO should establish these senior Departmental roles:

   1. Deputy CTO for Security Strategy - For the aggregate computing infrastructure of USG and USG connected enterprises
   2. Deputy CTO for Cost Efficiency Strategy - For all technology related processes within USG

   3. Deputy CTO for Energy Efficiency Strategy - For all technology systems and processes within USG

   4. Deputy CTO for Network Infrastructure - Inter Department, Intra Department, USG Firewall, Telecommunications, Remote Access, Inter Agency Communications

   5. Deputy CTO for Computing Infrastructure - Data Center Network, Mobile Computing Devices, Secure Computing Terminals and Telephones

   6. Deputy CTO for Information Infrastructure - Identity Management, Enterprise Applications, National… more

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4. Establish a Clear and Consistent Role for Departmental CTOs

   Given that the USG CTO's primary mission is the development of Infrastructure and Strategy, the Departmental CTOs should focus on Operations, particularly efforts to consolidate, design, engineer, test, communicate, implement, monitor, maintain and improve operations in support of the respective USG Department. The USG Department and USG CTO missions are complimentary. Departmental CTOs will be expected to efficiently meet the objectives of their Department by leveraging strategy and infrastructure improvements from USG CTO.

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5. Proactively reduce the key risk of a CTO, Re-invention

   USG CTO should operate under the premise that:

   1. Ninety-Five Percent (95%) of all innovation needed to fulfill the USG's mission has likely been initiated.

   2. Expect that within the realm of USG Departments, commercial concerns, and US higher education institutions, the key components of an effective technology strategy have already been considered, prototyped and and in many cases deployed,

   3. The primary goal of USG CTO must be to prune an overgrown forest of ideas and from it define a coherent, broad, yet practical technology strategy that addresses the full scope of challenges facing USG,

   4. When Innovating, the CTO should focus like a laser on the two persistent technical challenges of USG:
      Innovation Challenge #1: USG CTO must develop means to execute strategy in time frames that are situationally relevant,
      Innovation Challenge #2: USG CTO must work with Homeland Security to develop a capacity to continuously assess, improve and secure the aggregate USG technology infrastructure.

   USG CTO should operate under the premise that:

   1. Ninety-Five Percent (95%) of all innovation needed to fulfill the USG's mission has likely been initiated.

   2. Expect that within the realm of USG Departments, commercial concerns, and US higher education institutions, the key components of an effective technology strategy have already been considered, prototyped and and in many cases deployed,

   3. The primary goal of USG CTO must be to prune an overgrown forest of ideas and from it define a coherent, broad, yet practical technology strategy that addresses the full scope of challenges facing USG,

   4. When Innovating, the CTO should focus like… more

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6. Add a donation option to all government websites

   Create a donation area that lists the government departments. Allow donations to these areas. Sub-categories could also be listed to allow more targeted giving. This will all people to support their special interests and remove some of the current budget burden. In addition, it might also remove, though not eliminate, the need to find more creative ways to tax. It does not have to be tax deductible because that would actually lessen what was given.

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7. Update laws to support Web 2.0 and Social Media
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8. Take the Carnivore chips out of our computers

   The secret squirrels can trace what everyone does on the internet.
   
   This is a huge privacy violation which encourages abuse.

   Get the goverment out of our computers

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9. Come in France and have a drink with us
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10. HELP POOR COUNTRIES
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11. Fund research for ultracapacitors to replace batteries.
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12. Create web infrastructure for research funding decisions

    The decisions for funding biomedical research proposals at the NIH and elsewhere is made by 'study sections', small panels of experts who travel periodically to Bethesda and work in private in a quasi-democratic way. Making decisions on the distribution of our tax dollars more transparent and democratic would be helpful and speed progress, though participants would still have to be vetted. This would have the effect of making decisions evidence-based and rational, and reduce the influence by political appointees. Bush appointees set priorities in a faith-based fashion, reducing research on subjects like reproductive health while emphasizing study for topics such as abstinence or the power of prayer in health outcomes. We need evidence-based, merit-based transparent research funding now!!

    The decisions for funding biomedical research proposals at the NIH and elsewhere is made by 'study sections', small panels of experts who travel periodically to Bethesda and work in private in a quasi-democratic way. Making decisions on the distribution of our tax dollars more transparent and democratic would be helpful and speed progress, though participants would still have to be vetted. This would have the effect of making decisions evidence-based and rational, and reduce the influence by political appointees. Bush appointees set priorities in a faith-based fashion, reducing research on subjects like reproductive health while emphasizing study for topics such… more

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