Sequestration has only highlighted the financial stranglehold that many federal IT executives are forced to address, yet some agency leaders are using these budget-strapped times to jump-start innovation.
In December, MeriTalk surveyed 200 federal managers for its Innovators Anonymous study, released this month (registration required). Sixty-two percent of the respondents said that they had already personally experienced tighter budgets, and 73 percent said their budgets will be lower in 2015, including 19 percent who said their budgets that year will be "much lower." Twelve percent said cuts have been "devastating" to their agency's mission performance, while 58 percent said the cuts have been "significant." Only 4 percent claimed to see no impact on their missions.
To read the original article: Internet Evolution - Executive Clan Editor's Blog - Federal Budget Cuts Spark IT Innovation
