The workplace is changing for Federal CIOs under the Obama administration. A new report by Gartner advises that CIOs should expect the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration and the new federal CTO to set government-wide IT directions.

The report, Obama Takes Quick Steps to Ensure Open and Transparent Government, says CIOs will need to "work collaboratively with other agency executives to provide input and prepare for the resulting conjunction of content management, business intelligence and Web 2.0 capabilities."

While these rules have not been outlined yet to the federal IT community, it's clear there are big changes ahead. The Gartner report also said the "CIOs will have to ensure timely online dissemination of information about agency activities, operations and decisions, and support for large-scale public feedback on these issues."

Here are some Gartner recommendations:

• Address web portal practices, usability and intelligent search capabilities to improve public access to government channels
• Investigate Web 2.0 opportunities
• Help agency heads communicate to OMB and Congress the activities, impacts and results from operating in a more transparent way

For more on the changing workplace for CIOs:
- see this Govtech.com article