Obama's search for a CTO (CNET News)

By naming some technology executives to his transition team--especially former IAC executive Julius Genachowski--President-elect Barack Obama is signaling that he's likely to follow through with his proposal to appoint a chief technology officer to the White House.

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The First Internet Campaign (CIO Insight)

Barack Obama was elected for many reasons, but it seems clear that his campaign organization played an important role in his victory, and in some places perhaps a decisive one. That campaign organization was enabled to a great degree by its innovative use of technology, including social networking software, mobile phones, and other tools. Behind the net effort was a big IT development project, and all of that was wrapped in an emergent media culture tied together by the internet.

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What Obama presidency means for clean tech (CNET News)

Energy and environmental policy is poised for dramatic change under an Obama administration even with a slumping economy. With the incoming administration and Congress, renewable energy advocates and environmentalists said they anticipate a comprehensive national energy plan focused on fostering clean-energy technologies.

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Obama Urged to Take Immediate Cyber-security Steps (eWeek.com)

President-elect Barack Obama has promised to appoint a national cyber-security adviser. According to a report by the Defense Science Board, the cyber-security czar will inherit a civilian and military information infrastructure that is ill-prepared for advanced cyber-attacks. The United States' vulnerability to cyber-attacks in space presents a particular challenge for the new leaders.

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