President-elect Barack Obama names a chief performance officer? Yawn.

The author reflects on the issue of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's eventual appointment of a government-wide chief technology officer (CTO). He mentions an online futures market set up by Inkling Public Marketplace for predicting Obama's selection for the position. He points out that the approach has been proven accurate in the presidential elections. He claims that Vivek Kundra, CTO of British Columbia, would probably be selected.