U.S. Government 2008 Go-to-Market Strategy Guide

This Government Insights report presents a comprehensive view of the IT trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the U.S. federal, state, and local government sectors in 2008. Government executives are seeking to maximize the business value of their technology investments by driving technology-enabled business innovation and minimizing technology risk through accurate planning. Governments are optimizing their technology budgets through standardization and consolidation, driven by the need to reduce operational costs and increase government value through improved service delivery. FY08 is about government doing more with the same, optimizing resources and finding new ways to extend IT enterprises to meet changing citizen and internal business needs.

"Last year's continuing resolution prevented new initiatives from being released at the federal level. In 2008, we expect to see catch-up behavior for new initiatives such as the OMB Infrastructure Optimization Initiative, with departments and agencies looking for support to analyze and comply with upcoming guidelines and reporting requirements. All levels of government will begin to invest in secure technologies that dynamically enable citizen service and input at the point of need; invest in IT innovations and architectures to reduce operational costs; and move from assessment and rationalization of IT assets to standardization, consolidation, and virtualization," says Adelaide O'Brien, research manager, Government Insights.