Input: Technology role in Obama administration
The Obama adminstration will encourage technology that helps with key initiatives, predicts Input.
-- Control Engineering, 11/6/2008
Reston, VA – As the federal government begins its transition to an Obama administration, technology will emerge as a significant success factor. According to a recent report from Input, technologies will play a critical role in President-Elect Obama’s success in implementing many policy priorities. These include information technology (IT) software and technologies that enable sustainability, cyber security and communication networks.The use of technology, though clearly overshadowed by the economy and other issues, is a consistent theme throughout Obama’s strategy platform, Input said Nov. 6. “While the financial crisis will put a strain on agency budgets, Obama’s plans for healthcare, energy, and homeland security have embedded technology requirements that could represent opportunities for the federal technology contracting community,” said Deniece Peterson, principal analyst for Input.
Solutions related to health IT, green IT, cyber security, unified communications and intelligence collection and analysis could see a boost in this administration. However, the advantage will go to solutions that can help save money, maximize current resources, and increase efficiency, Input noted. President-Elect Obama also plans on overhauling the performance and accountability metrics of federal agencies by reconfiguring the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) and setting stricter and more comparative performance standards. Federal agencies may need to acquire and/or maintain the necessary analysis and reporting tools to comply with potential changes, the Input organization noted.
Although new programs are likely to be put on the backburner as the Obama administration settles in, the transition effort that starts today launches mini-campaigns within agencies to preserve existing programs that could be in danger of the chopping block. “It is critical for federal contractors to start crafting plans for positioning themselves with the new administration if they haven’t already,” stated Peterson. “Now that the winner is known, contractors should be performing organizational analysis in key accounts, assessing their technology portfolios, and establishing thought leadership and visibility among potential appointees as they start coming in to their positions,” she urged.
The Input Industry Insight Report, “Technology in the Obama Administration,” tells more.
– Edited by Mark T. Hoske, editor in chief
Control Engineering News Desk
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