IT budget request for 2009 tops $70 billion
Source: Federal Computer Week
The White House asks Congress for 6.3 percent more for technology spending compared to the 2008 request.
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| "If past trends hold, the feds will spend much more than the $71b requested for 2009. 2007 actual spending was $1.7b more than estimated last year. For 2008, the enacted level is $2.1b more than requested." -John Slye, Principal Analyst |
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President pushes for security clearance reform
Source: Washington Technology
White House officials have issued a memo that directs agencies responsible for security clearances to have a plan to speed the clearance process on the president's desk by April 30.
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| "By simplifying and substantially shortening the time it takes to issue security clearances, the federal government could probably save millions of dollars it pays to contractors in the form of premium labor rates for access to their cleared personnel." -Bruce Thayer, Manager, Federal Labor Pricing |
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Should This Marriage Be Saved?
Source: Washington Post
Booz Allen Considers Splitting into Government and Private Consultancies.
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| "Despite the fact that Booz Allen is a partnership, a spin off of the Booz Allen government unit would quickly become an acquisition target for a major integrator or candidate for public offering. It would also quickly develop its own appetite for acquiring other government services companies." -Ashlea Higgs, Manager, INPUT Network™ and Teaming Solutions |
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Davis depature to leave a void in the community
Source: Federal Computer Week
Rep. Davis' decision not to run again strikes a blow to the House's acquisition and IT chops.
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| "Davis’ departure from the House Government Reform Committee does not bode well for contractors as it relates to pending contracting legislation. Rep. Waxman’s views on the issues have been at odds with Davis’ and clearly do not favor contractors." -Kevin Plexico, Exec. Vice President |
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VA budget would boost health IT, claims processing
Source: Federal Computer Week
A significant amount of the IT money would go toward implementing an enhanced version of VA's electronic clinical health record system.
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| "Veterans Affairs issues are one of the few areas where bipartisan support exists for increased funding support. With the volume of military veterans expected to increase, look for several years of above average spending increases for VA programs." -John Slye, Principal Analyst |
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