IT Modernization Challenges - Transition to New Technology

Today’s Innovation in Government Report highlights the government’s IT modernization challenges. Laura Grant, the Head of Digital Innovation for the Public Sector at SAP, says the transition to new technology is taking hold across the government.

The government is starting to embrace the cloud. We're seeing the mandate coming down from Defense Secretary Mattis making it clear that Department of Defense needs to take aggressive steps toward embracing commercial cloud technologies. The technology, it's secure, it's safe, it's proven, they realize this is the way they're going to have to do things to keep the budgets under control and to continue to innovate. Then I think the mobile technology with the new workforce is really another driver in this. It's really kind of shifting this move to rethink business processes and modernize all of the systems.

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