Obama Boosts Tech Spending And Enthusiasm, Report Says -- InformationWeek

The report states that President Obama has created a sense of optimism among IT providers who believe that the president "gets it." The industry has already felt some positive impact from plans for direct government spending on IT and from government promoting technology, the report states.

Last year, the federal government spent $129 billion on IT, and that figure is expected to rise at a moderate pace of 4.27% annually through 2013, when spending will reach $159 billion, according to the report.

Obama Boosts Tech Spending And Enthusiasm, Report Says -- InformationWeek