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Gallery: A look back at tech policy under President Obama

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    White House honors 5 technology innovators with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Grace Hopper and Bill Gates were among the honorees in the late-2016 ceremony.

    Image: Smithsonian Institution (Wikimedia Commons)
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    ​White House announces $300M in tech funding for digital health, smart cities, AI, and getting us to Mars

    The funding was announced at the White House Frontiers Conference in October 2016.

    Image: White House Frontiers Conference
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    ​Obama Administration names first-ever federal Chief Information Security Officer

    General Gregory G Touhill (Ret.) was the lucky nominee.

    The White House recently appointed retired Brigadier General Gregory J. Touhill as the US CISO, to bolster cybersecurity efforts in government.
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    ​US will hand over DNS supervision to ICANN, lessening its control of the naming system

    It was a fight, but the international organization is now in charge of DNS rules.

    Image: iStockphoto/Baks
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    ​Is US Cyber Command preparing to become the 6th branch of the military?

    Cyberwarfare is a growing concern, and the US Cyber Command may be the future of this new form of war.

    Image: NSA.gov
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    How Obama administration plans to prevent rigged elections

    The administration’s efforts likely prevented fraud at polling places, but they didn’t plan on any outside forces affecting the election through headlines.

    Image: hermosawave, Getty Images/iStockphoto
  • ​President Obama's new open data initiative could help cities help themselves

    The Opportunity Project is all about putting big data in the hands of the people.

    Image: Alex Howard/TechRepublic
  • ​White House expands TechHire for Americans, opens door to more international students, powers up makers

    The TechHire initiative is designed to fill many of the critical IT jobs that aren’t being occupied.

    Image: Greg Sandoval/CNET
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    ​Obama seeks $19B for cybersecurity in 2017, a 36% increase

    The shift in funding priority signals the future of international conflict: Cyberspace.

    Image: Pete Souza, The White House
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    ​SOTU 2015: 5 big takeaways about tech and innovation

    It might be two years ago now, but 2015’s State Of The Union was full of tech talk.

    Technology and science themes once again played a central part in the US State of Union address. Here are five key takeaways from President Obama's 2015 SOTU.
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    ​3D printing takes center stage at first ever White House Maker Faire

    The 2014 Maker Faire was the first of the annual events, and some of the tech was fascinating.

    Image: White House/Pete Souza
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    ​Reality check for Obama's six proposed tech hubs: Job growth not immediate

    How has life fared for the six tech hubs Obama proposed in 2014?

    Image: Pete Souza/White House
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    Lessons to be learned from Healthcare.gov Obamacare.jpg (CNET) The headline everyone's waiting for: The fallout over Obamacare.

    The headline everyone’s waiting for: The fallout over Obamacare.

    Image: CNET
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    ​HealthCare.gov rollout lesson: Push back on unrealistic launch dates

    More feedback from the less-than-successful tech behind the ACA’s launch.

    Image: CNET
  • ​U.S. CTO: Three big targets for today's tech entrepreneurs

    What did Obama’s CTO have to say to tech entrepreneurs in 2011?

    Photo credit: Geoff Oliver Bugbee / IdeaFest 2011
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    ​President Obama does his own tech demo for HealthCare.gov

    Of course it works fine for him when you’re watching.

    Image: CNET
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    ​Obama sends NASA back to the drawing board

    Why was Obama so unhappy with NASA in 2010?

    Image: CNET
  • ​Obama names IT change-agent Kundra as federal CIO

    The president named Vivek Kundra to the post.

    Credit: District of Columbia
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    ​How Obama's initiatives may affect IT consultants

    Take a look back to 2009 to see if any of these changes came to be.

    Image: CNET
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    ​Sanity check: 10 tech leaders who could become Obama's CTO

    Did we pick the right guy? Take a look at this article from 2008 to find out.

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Brandon Vigliarolo

Brandon is a Staff Writer for TechRepublic. He's an award-winning feature and how-to writer who previously worked as an IT professional and served as an MP in the US Army.