On the recordJune 9, 2009
This year alone, the Federal Government will spend more than $70 billion on IT projects, and yet OMB every year, through its tracking system, identifies billions of dollars of wasted spending on IT.
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Senator Collins highlights the wasteful spending on IT projects by the Federal Government.
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