Digital Disconnect

A majority of federal managers lack confidence in the technology that underpins their public service missions.

Rapid advances in technology and widespread consumer adoption have dramatically changed our expectations of government. The problem is agencies aren’t living up to those expectations. In April, Government Business Council, Government Executive Media Group’s research arm, surveyed 395 federal employees to better understand the federal government’s technology landscape. They found that two-thirds lack confidence in the technology that underpins their public service missions.