The U.S. government spends tens of billions of dollars each year just to make sure that computer and data processing systems keep functioning on a day-to-day basis. With so much investment allocated for operations and maintenance of legacy systems, it makes sense that far fewer dollars are available for cutting-edge information technology investment — also known as “development, modernization and enhancement” spending.
In fact, O&M spending has been gaining, while DME investments have been shrinking.
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Feds Put Big Money Into IT Innovations
Posted by: John K. Higgins March 18, 2015 05:00 AMThe U.S. government spends tens of billions of dollars each year just to make sure that computer and data processing systems keep functioning on a day-to-day basis. With so much investment allocated for operations and maintenance of legacy systems, it makes sense that far fewer dollars are available for cutting-edge information technology investment — also known as “development, modernization and enhancement” spending.
In fact, O&M spending has been gaining, while DME investments have been shrinking.