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  1. Bring Government IT Operations back "in-house"

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    3 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
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    Ynot56 commented  · 

    The problem is not the vehicle, it goes into ideas like

    PROFIT and LOSS

    The government has great difficulty making itself more efficient without indicators of progress like profit.

  2. Decomplicate Undersimplification

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  3. Space mining of helium 3 for fusion power

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    Ynot56 commented  · 

    Correct on the He-3 fusion. Oh but sorry to rain on your parade, that is still only like 50 years off.

    The technogeek in me loves it. The economist says not now

  4. high speed trains in local and interstate levels.

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    Ynot56 commented  · 

    Biggest advantage is energy efficiency. Travel by high speed rail consumes something like 1% of air travel.

  5. Public online bidding process for government projects

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    5 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
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    Ynot56 commented  · 

    This already exists.

    Openning up Government Contracting requires MUCH more than a web site.

    The real problem is

    1) Government procuring managers have no P+L responsibility (no profit)
    2) Government procurement rules are designed to provide fairness rather than to get the best product

  6. Complete the job on metrication that Ronald Reagan defunded

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    111 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
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    Silliest non-issue ive seen on this site.

    This is only about how things are measured, not how the world works.

    I doubt it COULD have any impact on gdp

  7. Use robots & automation to recover manufacturing leadership

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  8. Ending the use of Home Heating Oil

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