Tom Coburn actually said...

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.

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Coburn emphasizes the financial waste in federal IT spending due to poor risk assessment.

03/06/2013

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