The KurzweilAI daily newsletter directs us to this interesting development:
Tech CEOs tell US gov’t how to cut $1 trillion from deficit
The U.S. government can save more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years by consolidating its IT infrastructure, reducing its energy use and moving to more Web-based citizen services, a group of tech CEOs said in a report released Wednesday.
The Technology CEO Council’s report, delivered to President Barack Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, also recommends that the U.S. government streamline its supply chains and move agencies to shared services for mission-support activities.
“America’s growing national debt is undermining our global competitiveness,” said the council, chaired by IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano. “How we choose to confront and address this challenge will determine our future environment for growth and innovation.”