Federal Times: The House Subcommittee on Information Technology sought to untangle the knotty problems of IT acquisition in a March 28 hearing, finding plenty of places to start.
Budget estimates claim that of the $80 billion spent annually on federal IT, 75 percent of it goes to maintaining current legacy systems, possibly hampering cybersecurity efforts and putting the government behind the curve on updating its tech.
While the federal government strives to upgrade dated legacy systems, Subcommittee Chair Will Hurd, R-Texas, said the lengthy process of procuring new tech has left agencies hamstrung and industry frustrated.
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