What the federal information technology world needs is an efficiency button. Push it and IT projects come in on time and on budget. They perform as described, requiring minimal human and technical resources.

Sorry, no button.

Instead, government IT initiatives—some monumental, some incremental—are helping managers deliver results in new ways. These strategies aim to improve agency efforts to design, buy, implement and troubleshoot IT projects.

IT faster, cheaper, smarter: Here are five approaches to getting it done.

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