In a signal that innovative technologies will play a prominent role in domestic and foreign policy, President-elect Obama has announced that he will appoint a Chief Technology Off. It is uncertain at this point whether the new CTO will be a cabinet level position.

President-elect Obama met with Google Thursday where he shared his official technology plan --read more about it here.

Make your case for what technology priorities the CTO should tackle first here.

Washington Post -- Role of Federal Tech Czar to Be Defined by Obama: "The most talked-about tech job in government is one that never before existed.On the campaign trail, Barack Obama said he would appoint the nation's first chief technology officer who would, according to his Web site, help federal agencies use technology "to make government work better." But he's given no specifics about the job, leaving the tech community to speculate about the role and who might fill it..."  

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