CNET News special coverage:
E-mail
del.icio.us
Digg thisObama administration transitions into power
As the president-elect gets ready to take office, he offers a fresh take on technology, with plans to give weekly YouTube addresses, promote green tech, and more.
Featured coverage
Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post
A courtroom lawyer who has sued individual file swappers in multiple federal courts is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for a top Justice Department position.January 6, 2009
Obama names science and technology team
President-elect Barack Obama has named leaders in climate change, cancer research, and genetic research to head his science and technology team.December 22 2008
Latest coverage
Obama's stimulus plan: The energy debate
The goal is to double U.S. renewable energy in three years, but there's still much to be sorted out about clean-tech incentives from Washington.
Read more
Obama urges Congress to postpone DTV transition
In a letter sent to Congress Thursday, the Obama transition team asked Congress to consider postponing the underfunded national switch to digital broadcasting.
Read more
Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post
A courtroom lawyer who has sued individual file swappers in multiple federal courts is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for a top Justice Department position.
Read more
Obama supporters downplay CTO's near-term role
The economic priorities of the incoming Obama administration may mean that fleshing out the role of a chief technology officer could become a lesser priority.
Read more
Obama considers linking Defense Dept. with NASA
President-elect is reportedly considering tearing down some of the walls between the two groups to make the U.S. more competitive with China in space exploration.
Read more
Texting and tweeting through Obama's swearing in
Inauguration planners are turning to Twitter and text messaging to keep things organized when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in January 20.
Read more
Obama names science and technology team
President-elect Barack Obama has named leaders in climate change, cancer research, and genetic research to head his science and technology team.
Read more
iPhone app navigates Obama inauguration
A new App Store download will help spectators at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration navigate their way through Washington during the event.
Read more
Obama names energy and environment team
President-elect signals plans for aggressive change on climate change and "green collar jobs," but faces a host of political and economic challenges.
Read more
CNET News Daily Podcast: The message behind Obama energy picks
What does Obama's expected pick for energy secretary say about the president-elect's stance on energy and climate change issues?
Read more
Energy secretary candidate fan of efficiency, tech
Steven Chu, Obama's expected pick for energy secretary, and other environmental officials pave the way for tougher climate regulations and more investment in energy technology.
Read more
Digg-like tool lets Change.gov visitors pick policy questions
A new tool on President-elect Barack Obama's transition site works like Digg in that users can vote for the issues that matter most to them.
Read more
Obama policy docs to live on Change.gov
The president-elect's transition team is making all the policy documents it receives available on its Web site and is letting visitors upload their own.
Read more
Energy efficiency high on Obama stimulus plan
Economic recovery plans includes spending to make public buildings and schools more energy efficient, while Obama pushes automakers to make rapid changes in fuel efficiency.
Read more
'Help Wanted' ad names next FCC chair's priorities
Media advocacy group Free Press is also seeking public input on what the top priorities should be for the next Federal Communications Commission chairman.
Read more
Coalition urges Obama to adopt open transition
A group including MoveOn.org, Tim O'Reilly, and Newt Gingrich's American Solutions is asking President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to free up content from Change.gov.
Read more
Obama's attorney general pick: Good on privacy?
Eric Holder, the deputy attorney general under President Clinton, has criticized the warrantless wiretapping program. But he wanted to limit encryption use, and his views on other online policies may not be that far from the Bush administration's.
Read more
Obama team changes Change.gov copyright policy
Change.gov has a less restricted copyright policy, now that it is copyrighted under a Creative Commons license.
Read more
Obama's security adviser calls for energy action
James Jones, incoming national security adviser, is a retired general who advocates for a diverse energy supply and clean-energy technologies in the name of national security.
Read more
Time for bolder innovation policy, researcher says
Academics and tech industry representatives discuss potential federal reforms, saying it's time to bring together powerful constituencies who would benefit from new policies.
Read more
Videos
Cyberprivacy in an Obama USA
Cyberprivacy advocates have welcomed the prospect of an Obama presidency. But they may want to wait before popping the champagne corks.
Will Obama usher in universal broadband access?
ZDNet's Sumi Das talks to Sam Diaz about his response to a report ranking the U.S. 15th in the world in broadband adoption.
Can Obama bring tech respect to Washington?
ZDNet's Sam Diaz talks about how President-elect Barack Obama will use technology when he becomes president.
What tech now expects from Obama
There's a long list of particulars the technology industry wants to know about from the incoming Obama administration.
'60 Minutes': Obama and the presidency
President-elect Barack Obama speaks with Steve Kroft about his thoughts and goals as our nation's next commander-in-chief.
Credits
Editor: Michelle Meyers
Production: Jeff Paul
Art: Ellen Ng
