Education to drive state, local IT spending in ’07
Source: BY John Pulley, Federal Computer Week, July 10, 2006
Fallout from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, particularly the increased scrutiny of federal contractors, could lead to restrictions that will hamper information technology providers seeking to do business with state and local governments, according to a new Federal Sources Inc. report. …… Surveying the IT landscape recently during the firm’s annual State of the States Briefing, Bjorklund said the unpredictability of this fall’s elections presents another challenge for technology vendors operating in state and local IT markets. “If there are programs tied to a particular administration, those are the ones you want to be careful about,” he said.