Federal Chief Technology Officer in the Obama Administration : Options and Issues for Consideration.

Considers potential creation of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within the Obama Administration, to be responsible for Government transparency, cybersecurity, Federal agency technological development, and interoperability of emergency communications technologies for first responders. Addresses issu...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Government productivity. Political ethics. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Considers potential creation of a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within the Obama Administration, to be responsible for Government transparency, cybersecurity, Federal agency technological development, and interoperability of emergency communications technologies for first responders. Addresses issues related to potential scope of duties and authorities of a CTO. Reviews organizational precedents, potential challenges, and issues for Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.