From: TechCrunch
by John Trobough (@JohnTrobough), Smita Satiani (@smitstweets), Andrew Stroup (@stroupaloop)
In 2009, the Obama Administration launched Apps.Gov, looking to revolutionize the way the federal government buys commercial technology and cloud-based products. The launch was a product of multiple factors: the desire for increased cloud-based products inside government, the push to improve the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of the government’s $80 billion IT spend, and the need for greater sustainability and transparency of IT infrastructure.
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This shift, and the increased demand for better products and tools inside government, is why this weekend at SXSW a team of Presidential Innovation Fellows have re-launched Apps.Gov.
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