U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon to explain the federal government information technology budget request to his followers.
Writing from @stevenvdc, VanRoekel posted 10 tweets with the #FedITx10 and #2014Budget hashtags, each hitting on parts of the $82 billion IT budget request included in the 2014 Fiscal Year federal budget President Obama submitted to Congress.
VanRoekel’s tweets:
Today released President’s #2014Budget: wh.gov/omb/budget All you need to know about the IT budget in 10 tweets… #FedITx10 @ombpress
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
10-Flat or declining. IT=$82B in #2014Budget 2.1% increase from FY12, flat, 0.78% CAGR since 09, negative adjusted for inflation #FedITx10
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
9-Cut & Reinvest: Now more than ever we must use IT to drive savings to fund innovations that change how govt works #2014Budget #FedITx10
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
8-Priorities: IT priorities in #2014Budget: Innovate. Deliver. Protect. Evidence #FedITx10 @ombpress
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
7-Innovate: #2014Budget enables the #DigitalGov Strategy to build a 21st century govt, increase mobile services and #OpenData #FedITx10
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
6-Deliver: PortfolioStat = +$2.5B in savings through IT consolidations and upgrades (over 3yrs) #FedITx10 #2014Budget 1.usa.gov/14XNcOL
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
5-Protect: Over $15B of the IT #2014Budget is going to enhance our Nation’s cybersecurity #FedITx10@ombpress
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
4-Evidence: #2014Budget NEW evidence-based innovation initiative in my office to strengthen evaluations & drive results, beyond IT #FedITx10
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
3-Innovate with Less: Since 09 we flattened IT $ while FY01-FY09 IT increased ~2x At that rate, we’d be at +$110B on IT today #FedITx10
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
2-Dogfood: For geeks (like me!) interested in an #OpenData #2014Budget, key tables in XML here: 1.usa.gov/YkZcqE #FedITx10 @ombpress
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
1-Progress: #2014Budget enables strategic IT investment for a 21st century govt, drives innovation & protects our national assets #FedITx10
— Steven VanRoekel (@stevenvDC) April 10, 2013
