[Am-info] Government plans big software shakeup!

[Fred A. Miller]

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This DOESN'T look good to me! The Fed. in the past has "dumped" $$ into the
private sector to bolster a lagging economy, and it appears to me that
proprietary developers (MickySoft being #1) are going to ensure that they're
the ones who benefit from this increased budget, NOT open source!

Fred

"As federal agencies look to save money and cut the number of software vendors
they use, they also are armed with an information technology budget of $56
billion--up from about $52 billion in the fiscal year ended September.

That number has captured the attention of software makers, many of whom are
hoping Uncle Sam will help them offset slumping sales to big companies."

<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-964072.html>

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