As one of his first acts in office, President Barack Obamaissued his Memorandum on Transparency directing the workof the federal government—and all its information—to bemore transparent. According to the memo, transparency promotesaccountability and provides information for citizensabout what their government is doing. It also calls for executivedepartments and agencies to harness new technologiesto put information about their operations and decisionsonline and readily available to the public.

Flip through the pages of this magazine by viewing our new digital format. Articles for this issue include: From the Executive Director: "What Does the IBM Center Do?" From the Managing Editor's Keyboard Conversations with Leaders, which include: