In the news: Should Obama's CTO be a CIO?
A technology analyst, writing for Network World's Web site, argues that what the Obama administration really needs is a governmentwide CIO, not just CTO.
Barack Obama should appoint a true chief information officer to take the lead on developing and implementing technology policy, writes Curt Monash, founder of Monash Research, on the Network World Web site.
Monash supports Obama's idea of appointing a chief technology officer, but says that the federal government needs a "true CIO" to handle such issues as procurement policies, best practices and training and recruiting. Read the complete post.