Reston, Va., 6 July 2008. Key technology areas in the next administration will be those that enable the government performance, healthcare, environmental, and homeland security priorities shared among the presidential candidates, says a new report from Input.
Regardless of who takes the helm at the White House, the Iraq war and Global War on Terror (GWOT) will continue to dominate the federal IT budget due to the need to refresh equipment and technology and rebuild the armed services, says the report.
Candidates are also focused on other areas of government that will require technology investments to bring their campaign agendas to fruition. Candidates' plans for increased visibility into government contracting and spending require broad information sharing and security capabilities.
Healthcare reform, energy efficiency, and homeland security are other consistent themes across both parties, and technology solutions that support them will be attractive to a new administration trying to improve the overall efficiency of the government.
"Solutions that address business improvement and infrastructure and application modernization will be key opportunity areas for contractors," states Deniece Peterson, senior analyst for Input. "Information sharing, Health IT, Green IT, and Unified Communications are very promising areas for investment because all of the candidates recognize the role they can play in improving how government operates and delivers services."
These findings and others were released in an Input Industry Report, "Industry Leaders' Guide to the 2008 Administration Transition: Capturing Mindshare in the New Administration."
