The Impact of Technology on the Federal Government: What's in it for me? By Daniel Eisen I should learn not to promise what I will talk about in subsequent posts. It always happens that as I research for each post I find something that derails the conversation in some way. In my last post , I promised that I would 'geek-out' and discuss some emerging technologies for supporting and strengthening federal agency operations and services. As I began my research things quickly changed. It's easy to get overwhelmed by a never-ending array of technological innovations we see and hear about each and every day; I know I did just trying to get a handle on all of these new technologies. I began to wonder why we need all of this technology and what it means to me as a citizen consumer of federal programs and services. And, then I remembered some articles I came across a few years ago on the topic of 'Technological Determinism'. Never heard of this term? Neither did I. So, I want to share some of them with you. Many of these articles discuss how technology has changed the way we live, technology as an important change agent, technology as a driving force of history and many other engaging conversations. Hang in with me for a few moments and then I will share a few thoughts on what this means for federal IT. bananapeelproject.org The discussion over technological determinism divides, mainly, into two schools of thought.