Although steep civilian agency cuts are expected in the president’s formal budget proposal, federal officials managing efforts to optimize spending don’t expect a significant slowdown in their work or in IT spending.
“IT spending probably isn’t going to slow significantly,” said one federal official at a March 1 conference on category management in acquisition held by the General Services Administration and ACT-IAC. He noted that IT has become akin to other basic utilities the government needs to operate, such as electricity and fuel.
