Jeff_Doyle: The big question about pumping federal dollars into infrastructure upgrades is, which projects best creates jobs, both presently and into the future?

Repealing the Patriot Act and protecting privacy

Jamey_Heary: So backing up to the topics the new CTO will tackle around policy and privacy, how about repealing the Patriot Act?

Dan_Tynan: Warrantless wiretaps weren't part of the Patriot Act, technically. But they are something very closely related. There are provisions that sunset and should be allowed to sunset.

Curt_Monash: The government has MANY ways of getting information that are scary. Wiretaps, e-mail wiretaps, cameras in public place, data mining like the private sector does, etc.