Government reform initiatives are frequently long on saying, and short on doing. White papers and strategic plans are the stuff of good intentions, but actual implementation is often elusive. The ambitious goal of the Obama administration to improve information technology management and procurement at the federal level is as vulnerable to gradual sputtering and coming up short as any “good government” reform. However, the administration is finding support for its initiative from the political left and right, which bodes well for its eventual success.
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Federal IT Reform: Something Left and Right Can Agree On?
Posted by: John K. Higgins April 12, 2011 11:12 AMGovernment reform initiatives are frequently long on saying, and short on doing. White papers and strategic plans are the stuff of good intentions, but actual implementation is often elusive. The ambitious goal of the Obama administration to improve information technology management and procurement at the federal level is as vulnerable to gradual sputtering and coming up short as any “good government” reform. However, the administration is finding support for its initiative from the political left and right, which bodes well for its eventual success.