Obama supporters downplay CTO's near-term role

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: January 7, 2009 3:12:17 PM EST
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Obama supporters downplay CTO's near-term role

Obama supporters downplay CTO's near-term role
CNET.com
Posted by Stephanie Condon

As supporters of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington try to  
downplay near-term expectations for his administration's chief  
technology officer, an Obama aide on Tuesday said reports of an  
imminent announcement are incorrect.

With nearly of all Obama's cabinet named, recent speculation has  
swirled around whether news about the CTO post would be next, with one  
report saying to expect an announcement on Wednesday. The member of  
Obama's transition team, who asked not to be named, said that would  
not happen.

Still unclear are key details: who will fill the role, and what,  
exactly, the CTO will be tasked with doing. One possibility is that  
the CTO could be involved with, or even lead, policy groups handling  
topics as wide-ranging as Net neutrality, health information  
technology, and cybersecurity. Another is that the job could be  
limited to overseeing federal technology efforts--an area that could  
certainly use some improvement.

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