The inventors of Google began their collaboration in 1996 but did not adopt the brand name until 1997. The BlackBerry mobile device came on the market in 1999. And the Clinger-Cohen Act was enacted by Congress in 1996 for the purpose of improving the way the federal government manages IT. Now, 15 years after Clinger-Cohen, a host of innovations — such as Twitter, Facebook, tablets and other mobile media — dominate the technology landscape. Yet federal agencies are still struggling to meet the objectives of the 1996 legislation, especially in the area of IT procurement.
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Federal IT Management Comes Up Short
Posted by: John K. Higgins November 1, 2011 05:00 AMThe inventors of Google began their collaboration in 1996 but did not adopt the brand name until 1997. The BlackBerry mobile device came on the market in 1999. And the Clinger-Cohen Act was enacted by Congress in 1996 for the purpose of improving the way the federal government manages IT. Now, 15 years after Clinger-Cohen, a host of innovations — such as Twitter, Facebook, tablets and other mobile media — dominate the technology landscape. Yet federal agencies are still struggling to meet the objectives of the 1996 legislation, especially in the area of IT procurement.