Fast Company has a great and in-depth look at the United States Digital Service (and similar programs across the government) that is really interesting. They have a number of people involved that I really respect, and I can’t wait to see the results of it not just in the remainder of Obama’s term, but the coming decade. It’s shocking how much is spent on IT at not just the federal level, but the waste at the state and municipal level is even more shocking in many ways because there is so much duplication across the country (and the world). I’ll be blogging more about this theme this week.
“It’s shocking how much is spent on IT at not just the federal level, but the waste at the state and municipal level is even more shocking in many ways because there is so much duplication across the country (and the world).”
You are spot on my friend! I’ve worked for several different city, state, and federal governments throughout my life and have witnessed a very WIDE array wastefulness at every level.
It’s like playing where’s waldo looking for Nacin in that FC photo 😀 fun!
You will be looking for a while — I was at LoopConf and missed the shoot.