What's the weather report in hell these days? Flurries? Yea, this one was certainly long in the coming.

From Change.Org:

"Bring Government into the 21st Century: Barack Obama and Joe Biden will use technology to reform government and improve the exchange of information between the federal government and citizens while ensuring the security of our networks. Obama and Biden believe in the American people and in their intelligence, expertise, and ability and willingness to give and to give back to make government work better. Obama will appoint the nation's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century. The CTO will ensure the safety of our networks and will lead an interagency effort, working with chief technology and chief information officers of each of the federal agencies, to ensure that they use best-in-class technologies and share best practices."

Maybe the Chinese military hackers will pwn our goverment's infrastructure less if the above person is successful. We can only hope.

Decius/Rattle/Acidus/W1ld, there is a convenient form to apply for the CTO job here: http://change.gov/page/s/application (hint, hint...)

Also long in the coming that is mentioned on the page:

"Deploy a Modern Communications Infrastructure

* Deploy Next-Generation Broadband: Barack Obama believes that America should lead the world in broadband penetration and Internet access. As a country, we have ensured that every American has access to telephone service and electricity, regardless of economic status, and Obama will do likewise for broadband Internet access. Obama and Biden believe we can get true broadband to every community in America through a combination of reform of the Universal Service Fund, better use of the nation’s wireless spectrum, promotion of next-generation facilities, technologies and applications, and new tax and loan incentives."

Thratchen