[2015-05-11] White House Names Dr. Ed Felten as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Off

[LiteCoinGuy]

The White House Names Dr. Ed Felten as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer

We are excited to announce that Dr. Ed Felten is joining the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Ed joins a growing number of techies at the White House working to further President Obama’s vision to ensure policy decisions are informed by our best understanding of state-of-the-art technology and innovation, to quickly and efficiently deliver great services for the American people, and to broaden and deepen the American people’s engagement with their government.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/11/white-house-names-dr-ed-felten-deputy-us-chief-technology-officer


you might ask: who is this guy? well...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOMVZXLjKYo

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[Chef Ramsay]

I'm automatically predisposed to not liking this guy already. Nobody w/ any sense of decency would want to be associated w/ that regime.

[Kprawn]

Obama was one of the first presidents that used social media so extensively during a election campaign. He obviously know the benefits from using technology to it's full potential.

I think "Dr Felten" will investigate ways to further increase the grip they have on technology. {People normally say, government employees have no clue about IT... but they have no need to have such extensive knowledge, if they can use your tax dollars to outsource it} 

The best bet will be to get his opinion on crypto currencies and to strenghen good relations with him and his team. {Working against the current government would only bare bad fruit}

Sell the good side... and show them what the technology can do for them. {voting / smart contracts / cheaper money etc. etc.}

[LiteCoinGuy]

http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-researcher-ed-felten-white-house/