| "This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Government subscription includes market intelligence on IT: Outsourcing & 3rd Party Services hardware expenditures for Federal Government. Outsourcing & 3rd Party Services consists of expenditures on services rendered by 3rd parties, including IT outsourcing companies. These services include, but are not limited to, managed and hosted services (from a provider other than a telecom operator), application development and integration and IT support/Help desk. Compass Intelligence defines government as all establishments of the federal government, state governments, and local governments, which include county, municipal, township, school district, and special district governments. Three criteria are used to distinguish independent governmental organizations from each other: they must exist as an organized entity, possess a governmental character, such as having a high degree of responsibility to the public or the ability to levy taxes, and have substantial autonomy, including fiscal and administrative independence. Federal includes all civilian and defense agencies, departments, organizations, and offices of the US federal government. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2007 through 2012 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
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