Oct13 Written by:
Compass Intelligence
10/13/2009 5:10 AM
| |
| Government ICT Market | 13 October 2009 | | | 
Govt.Talk: Major points of discussion for IT Decision-makers include Stimulus Funding, IT budget prioritization, broadband, and modernizing infrastructure. Based on a 2009 survey: With 56 Govt. IT Decision-makers, 66 percent expected their IT budgets to stay the same, while only 23% expected it to increase from 2008 to 2009. However, if you look at 1H 2009 compared to 2H 2009, results showed about 80% expected budgets to stay the same. Little room for growth! DID YOU KNOW? Compass Intelligence looks at federal (defense and civilian), state, local, and public safety (police, fire, and EMS) segments. | | Your Author:
Stephanie Atkinson - Managing Partner Compass Intelligence | | | | | Government Telecom and IT Update The US Government ICT market is expected to reach an estimated $159 billion by 2013 and contracts are rolling in despite the harsh times. Compass Intelligence has been keeping a close eye on the latest Government contract announcements, specifically looking at IT, Telecom, and Other Tech-Related contracts. The 2nd and 3rd quarter announcements included a number of key technologies and service focus areas including wireless, conferencing, radios, managed services, network infrastructure, and professional services. Some of the Telecom-related Big Winners these last 2 quarters include: - Verizon - 6 yr $245M contract with HHS
- Harris Corp. - $96.7M contract with the Marines and $130+ million contract with the US Army
- AT&T Government Solutions - 8 yr $45M US Department of State contract and the $50M FEMA contract
US Government ICT Expenditures (US$ in Billions), 2008-2013
| | Transparency and Accountability The big news taking place is not just the ARRA (Stimulus Act) funding, but the move towards greater transparency and accountability. Most contractors can't even keep up with the latest FAR Regulations taking place and this creates even further restraint and challenges for the Government bidding process. New FAR regulations are being imposed that require new steps and procedures if you are a government contractor providing a certain value of services/products within a given government fiscal year. Hiring or organizing a team of 1 to 3 individuals in charge of compliance and FAR regulations might be a good move within the next 6 months to a year, especially for those top Government IT contractors. Government Hot Buttons Key Areas focus areas and hot buttons include: - American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, and/or Economic Stimulus
- Stimulus Funding and Grant Monies
- Recession and Loss in Sales Tax Revenues and/or overall Budget
- Emergency Management, Alert Notification, and Disaster Planning
- Digital Divide and the Push for Broadband
- Green Government
- Web 2.0 and SaaS for use in Citizen Web services
- Cloud computing and data center consolidation
- Interoperability in Government
For more information on Compass Intelligence's Government research, please see below.
To request a free download on this market: Click Here
GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION: View List of Govt Reports FED GOVT SUBSCRIPTION: View List of FED Reports
PUBLIC SAFETY SUBSCRIPTION: View List of PS Reports To contact the analyst, contact Stephanie Atkinson satkinson@compassintelligence.com | | | | | |
| |
| Forward email Compass Intelligence | 7710 E. Monica Drive | Scottsdale | AZ | 85255 |
Tags: