Who are they? What do they do all day? How do you reach them? Never mind what President Obama is saying--important as that may be. What is his administration doing? What are they regulating? Who is proposing the rules? Who is crafting the spin?

is a sequel of sorts to the developer's for the iPhone and iPod touch. Part who's-who, part search tool, part news app, President gives activists, journalists and interested citizens a one-stop shop of vital data on the current administration.

The app features an extensive database packed with information on key White House staffers and cabinet secretaries. You can browse the executive branch, the cabinet, and top staff. Each page contains a short biography, contact information--including a Web link and a phone number--as well as the names of top agency deputies and chiefs of staff.

President requires a 3G, EDGE, or Wi-Fi connection to fully function. If you find yourself in a fit of pique or need to get ahold of the secretary of education right away, you can e-mail certain personnel from your iPod touch or call them directly from your iPhone. And if you happen to be inside the Beltway, the app's Google map feature will help you find your way to the alphabet soup of agencies that make the nation's capital hum.

Also useful is the tab on each official's page labeled News, which taps Google News to list the latest doings of this or that administration bigwig. Although the feature is not quite as sophisticated as what you get in ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ), it offers quick and convenient targeted links to the news of the day by way of Politico. There is also a link to , which tracks political fundraising.