Recognizing that too many government websites and mobile services aren’t working as they should, take too long to develop, or are delivered over budget, last year the White House launched the U.S. Digital Service as a way to improve digital government.
The government’s Cloud First strategy has identified some $20 billion in savings available as a result of moving traditional IT to cloud services. In light of this, and recognizing that the future of IT is in the cloud, the Federal government has begun to make some bold moves to advance a modernization agenda.