Image the U.S. Government being run like a true Enterprise. To do so would require a huge political undertaking to say the least. That is only on the Business side. On the Technology side you would think it would be much easier. After all, Technology would not differ as greatly as that of the Business of running a Government. There are International Business who undertake a more complex technology environment. You only need look at the likes of GE or any of the major Investment Banks on Wall Street.

They operate in multiple countries around the world with many unique dissimilar business lines all operating on a common infrastructure. Why is it then, that a single government in one country cannot do the same? Politics. That is the only justification I can rationally accept in my own mind. So how does this leap occur? What will it take to run this nation's infrastructure like a single common entity?

I am not naive enough to over simplify this problem at all. I am hoping that it is not being over simplified in the Obama Enterprise either. The plan is to put in place a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) not unlike many of the most successful industries of our nation. The plan is to have this individual/office take complete responsibility of planning an effective strategy to bring together all of the disparate technologies of our nations governmental departments.

I do think it is ironic that we put in place a Director of Homeland Security to ensure that all Federal departments are talking and sharing information for the sake of protecting this country from threat, but yet the infrastructures continue to remain separate to some degree, with each department running on their own Technology budgets, strategy and platforms. It is time to take the Technology serious as a major element to an effective Government instead of a Tool taking a back seat to the business of protecting this country.

This is not by any means an easy task. It means forming relationships and working closely with each departmental CIO to form a single strategy. It also means taking into account the areas of national security that will have to remain isolated to ensure confidentiality. There is also the issue of privacy and protection of information for all of America's citizens while at the same time making other information publicly accessibly under the E-Government Act.

There is also the issue of public safety and fixing the the broken infrastructure required to ensure that first responders can act effectively and immediately to issues of an emergency nature. Natural Disasters are a good example. Not simply getting the word out but keeping that word going despite the lack of standard telecommunication methods. This is were things like Satellite, Wifi, VoIP technologies can be effectively deployed in times of crisis to ensure that communication channels remain open.

The selfish side of me would simply like the U.S. Government to put in place a National Wireless infrastructure for all of its citizens. The only problem with that is the mistrust that some department in Government would use that as a means to monitor our every move. What we don't need is the "Big Brother" watching us when what we really need is "Big Brother" to watch himself.