Plus, it wastes a ton of money. You know, in the Federal Government, we spend $64 billion a year on IT, and, essentially, 50 percent of it is wasted, because we don't assess risks, and we don't contract appropriately.
Coburn emphasizes the financial waste in federal IT spending due to poor risk assessment.
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I want to thank Senator Lankford in his role as the Chairman of my Appropriations Subcommittee.
I am proud of the really collegial effort that we are privileged to take part in.
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