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From Nextgov.com: OMB plan to streamline IT purchasing wins praise but faces headwinds
House Republicans and appropriations players could resist effort to align federal technology refreshment with funding cycle.
Coming changes to the way the government buys $80 billion worth of hardware and software annually have the potential during the next six months to expedite what has traditionally been a costly approach, according to former federal officials and industry groups. But part of the plan to create spending flexibility in buying information technology faces pushback from House Republicans and the bureaucratic appropriations process, say some IT budget experts.