Is it possible to create a variable...

We're working in FM8, is it possible to create a variable (just like you would with a modification date, time) that has the modifier's name or initials? For a specific project, I want to be able to track who's working on which section(s) that way I can hold that person accountable for that particular document.

... is it possible to create a variable (just like you would with a modification date, time) ...
The examples you give are System Variables, so I'm presuming you want the system to supply this info, and all that it may have is the user's login ID, which may or may not have anything to do with their initials or name. And even this presumes that later versions of Frame can pick this up, which I doubt. I don't see any new constructs for SysVars in FM9 that would be helpful.
And it would have to be the UID of who opened the file, because who owns the file is often the original file creator, regardless of later updates (and it might even be who created the template file).
... that has the modifier's name or initials?
You can of course create an ordinary User Variable, but then you need to get the writers to set it, or overlay a script that forces it.

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