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U.S. Federal IT Budget
U.S. federal investments in government IT spending increased
steadily from approximately $36.4 billion dollars in 2001 to 59.3 billion
in 2004. According to OMB estimates, eighty percent of this
spending is for external consultants indicating a high level of contracting
out of ICT services. Technical expertise and human capital in the
federal government is being greatly weakened as a result under the
“competitive outsourcing” policy and lack of human capital with IT
expertise in the federal government. But this increase in investment
also suggests a commitment to building a virtual state.
Figure 5.3 OMB Office of E-Government and Information
Technology Organization Chart
Gov’t to Citizen
Portfolio Manager
Recreation
One-Stop
Gov Benefits
E-Loans
IRS Free File
IRS Free File
USA Services
Gov’t to Business
Portfolio Manager
Rule-making
Expanding
Tax Products
for Business
Federal Asset
Sales
International
Trade Process
Streamlining
Business
Gateway
Consolidated
Health
Informatics
Administrator
for E-Gov and IT
Assoc. Administrator
for E-Gov and IT
Portfolio
Management Office
Gov’t to Gov’t
Portfolio Manager
Internal Efficiency
and Effectivenss
Portfolio Manager
Geospatial
One-Stop E-Training
Grants.gov
Disaster
Management
SAFECOM
E-Vital
Enterprise HR
Records
Management
E-Clearance
E-Payroll
E-Travel
Integrated
Acquisition
Environment
E-Authentication
Portfolio Manager
EAuthentication
Source: Office of Management and Budget “Implementation of the President’s Management
Agenda for E-Government: E-Government Strategy” p 19, 2/27/2002, http://www.
whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/egovstrategy.pdf, and www.egov.gov, accessed 7/1/2004.