Can Uncle Sam save tech?
ZDNet | at | by Mike
The federal government has unsuccessfully promoted the idea of e-government for years, but a confluence of events may give the idea--and the tech industry--a significant boost next year. Under the concept of electronic government, all internal processes and dealings with citizens would be streamlined, efficient, cheap and, ideally, paperless. Dealing with the Internal Revenue Service, for example, would be as easy as buying a book on Amazon.com.
While the vision is well ahead of the reality, next year could mark a significant advance. A decline in corporate spending has forced many tech companies to aggressively pursue Uncle Sam and his deep pockets. And the government is making a renewed push to streamline its operations.