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Define A CTO Mission with a Practical Scope of Responsibili
Start with a premise that the United States Federal Government is a very large and efficient multi-Departmental, multi-national company. Call it USG. Assume that USG has one mission, To Effectively and Efficiently Serve and Protect the Citizens of the United States of America. Limit the USG CTO's mission to "Developing Technology Infrastructure and Executing Technology Strategy that Ensures USG is the Most Effective, Efficient and Securely Operating Entity in the World."
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Federal to Local Technical Leadership Council
An open-minded council of technologists, community organizers, market and sociological experts whose purpose is the discovery and design of a unified system for public dialog and data. This ensures visibility for all expressed citizen needs and all governmental initiatives and decisions on national, state and local levels.
Gross abuse of power is mitigated by the ability to compare rhetoric and promises to documented action. More relevant decision making is developed by aggregating diverse public sentiment and real-worldexamples of the causes and impacts of imbalanced policy and social practices.
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Advise how to reduce greenhouse gases
Provide free advise how greenhouse gases can be reduced. This advise should come with descriptions of what works best in what situation, based on comparative analysis of the various technologies.
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Make software companies liable for security flaws
As suggested by Bruce Schneier, security will not be taken seriously by software companies until it is in their economic interests.
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2 chickens in every garage!
You heard me!
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make 4chan.org protected from any laws ever
self explanatory.
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DTV Transition's Negative Impact: elderly & underserved
When the mandated Feb. 17, 2009 Transition to Digital Television comes into play, we will have a Communication Crisis on our hands. Of the 35 million Americans that have one or more TVs with either rabbit ears or roof top antennas, a disproportionate number will be the elderly, minorities, disable, and rural. Currently, of the 30 million coupons issued for $40 off through the government program for the digital converter boxes, 10 million have already expired, with no recourse to re-apply. As we are now in the last 100 days before Feb. 17, 2009 - a digital disaster is on…
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Equal rights for everyone - gay, straight, black, or white
This is 2008 and it's time to respect everyone as the humans that they are -- the human beings with wants, needs, hope and dreams just like you. We as a nation and as humans must recognize the importance or equality under the law.
Woman can vote, we have an African American president, it is time that we as a country stood up for the rights of homosexuals.
Desegregation might never have happened if African-Americans had been forced to win their human rights through referendum. History tells us you can't protect minority rights through majority vote; minorities are, by definition,…
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Combine Municipal Databases
I do some volunteer work with students in Trenton, NJ. One year one of the students I worked with had the misfortune of having his parents threatened with eviction. We were able to work it out, but that was as a private citizen. If a student's family is going to be evicted, that affects the students performance at school. Any family with children enrolled in a public school district, should be guaranteed help when threatened with eviction. Eviction notices are issued by the Sheriff. Once the Sheriff's office issues them, an electronic alert should go to the Board of Education…
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Make All New Cars come equipped with EZ pass capabilities
It would work like this all cars would be equipped with EZ passes. Payment would be done seamlessly at gas stations when drivers filled up for gas or when a car was serviced or when a car was inspected.
It would need a programming initiative for all of the above to be upgraded to the proper equipment. But the gain would be the removal of all toll plazas from major highways, and be replaced with Express readers. With the removal of stoppages to pay tolls, it would be good for the environment. Also, it would reduce the number of disputed…
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Standardize data transportation and handling rules
Create and enforce standardized rules to ensure security of all privacy act data handled by federal agencies with emphasis on transporting data.
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Reengineer eMail standards to track/reduce unwanted SPAM
Engineer and implement standards that allows users to safely opt out of SPAM easily.
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Implement use of Open ID for all federal sites
Standardize access to all federal sites through the use of Open ID.
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Promote Computing Diversity
Bigness and a computer monoculture are threats to national security. When almost everyone is running the same operating system it is all to easy for a hostile foreign power to create an exploit that could swiftly bring our economy to a halt. Too many resources are required to protect this fragile system. Maintaining this near monopoly also stifles innovation as change is seen as a threat, not an opportunity, and after the threat is defeated there is no incentive for the monopolist to innovate at all. If the lazy monopolist later runs into trouble they are declared "too big to…
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Teach programming to low income kids
There is no more meritocratic industry than software. Most of the great programmers I know were outsiders or misfits growing up. Learning to program was a refuge from their "normal" life. Only later did they realize that it made for a great career.
Kids that have the knack for technology should be identified early, and given resources to teach themselves to build software, no matter where they are growing up. They'll grow up to be members of a lucrative profession and be able to give back to their communities.
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Create national minimum standards for technology in schools
No matter if it is K-12 or higher education, our students need to learn how to use and accelerate technology. However, schools are all over the board on this, many for lack of funding, others have just not caught up yet.
Set minimum standards in equipment, software and technology curriculum for all schools and provide funding for those that are struggling. In standards testing for students, test not only for english, math and science but on technology usage and perhaps development as well.
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