In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama frequently mentioned the benefits of information technology, touting the contribution of the Internet to economic growth, and the achievement of innovative enterprises such as Google and Facebook. He pledged to submit a budget to Congress designed to spur innovation. “We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology, an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people,” he said in last week’s address.
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Budget Freeze Could Chill - or Boost - Federal IT Investments
Posted by: John K. Higgins February 1, 2011 05:00 AMIn his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama frequently mentioned the benefits of information technology, touting the contribution of the Internet to economic growth, and the achievement of innovative enterprises such as Google and Facebook. He pledged to submit a budget to Congress designed to spur innovation. “We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology, an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people,” he said in last week’s address.