2: Leadership and Consensus
Provide Leadership to Build Consensus for a National Strategy Other Information:
Through a collaborative process that includes the key constituencies - Congress, Executive Branch senior leaders, and the
private sector IT industry- a new senior IT leader should be responsible for creating and executing a national investment
strategy to spur private sector competitiveness and innovation. Visible presidential support will be critical to focus attention
and to bring together key stakeholders. Presidential commitment is best demonstrated by assigning the responsibility to a
senior IT leader within the Executive Office of the President, with access to the President. A “seat at the table” of the
White House Policy Councils will also assure a crisp focus on desired priorities. The new senior IT leader must have the authority
to work proactively with industry, influence agencies’ spending, and the ability to compel agencies to coordinate for broader
benefit. Existing offices with IT management responsibilities, including those within OMB, GSA, Commerce, and departmental
CIOs, should report to the new senior IT leader on a “dotted line” basis, to meet the needs of the “whole.”
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